Who owns HappyCasino?
As of : HappyCasino is reported to belong to LCKY Group, a private Malta casino operator that was called Glitnor Group until January 2026. The Swedish licence register lists happycasino.com under Forseti Services Limited, a Malta company with licences for online gaming and betting valid until 28 June 2027. The link from Forseti to LCKY Group is reported; no register confirms it.
| Ultimate owner | LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group) (private (Swedish founders; debt facility from HG Vora)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Forseti Services Limited, Malta · reg. C101070 |
| Licences | Sweden — Spelinspektionen (×2) |
| Products | Casino |
| Website | happycasino.com |
| Also runs as | happycasino.fi, happycasino.se |
| Sister casinos | 5 |
| Fines and actions | HappyCasino’s own company: 0 · whole LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group) group: 3 |
| Owner proof | reported |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group) owns 6 casino and betting brands (16 websites) in our data.
- 3 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2020, about €2.6 million in total (converted to euros).
Who is behind it
LCKY Group was founded in 2018 by people who had worked at Vera&John. It is privately held and has a debt facility from the investment firm HG Vora. The group also owns the Swintt game studio. HappyCasino is not run by Glitnor Services Limited, the company behind LuckyCasino, but by a separate Malta company, Forseti Services Limited, company number C101070. Our data places Forseti in the LCKY group, but that link rests on reports, so we mark it as reported.
Licence and what it means for you
Spelinspektionen lists Forseti Services Limited with two licences. Online gaming (register 715772327) started on 29 June 2022, and betting (register 715773095) started on 9 October 2024. Both end on 28 June 2027, so watch for a renewal. Players on happycasino.se get Swedish rules, including Spelpaus.
HappyCasino also has a Finnish site, happycasino.fi, but our data shows no Finnish licence for it. In Finland, Veikkaus keeps the exclusive right to online casino games until the new Gambling Act takes effect.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden — Spelinspektionen | Kommersiellt online (online gaming) | 2022-06-29 – 2027-06-28 | register |
| Sweden — Spelinspektionen | Kommersiellt online (betting) | 2024-10-09 – 2027-06-28 | register |
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
- What a Spelinspektionen licence means · self-exclusion: Spelpaus
Sister sites
Our data lists 5 sister brands: LuckyCasino, FlaxCasino, Vera&John, OneSports NL and OneCasino, which is marked as sold. A Spelpaus block covers the Swedish-licensed ones together; a block on your HappyCasino account alone may not.
5 sister casinos
Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.
LuckyCasinoluckycasino.com- FlaxCasinoflaxcasino.com
Vera&Johnverajohn.com
OneCasinoonecasino.com sold
OneSports NLonesports.nl
Does self-exclusion at HappyCasino cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
No fine in our data names Forseti Services Limited, the HappyCasino company. The 3 actions on record hit other LCKY Group companies. The largest: in March 2025 Spelinspektionen fined Glitnor Services Limited SEK 28 million for failing its duty of care. Spain's DGOJ fined FPOOCL, S.A. €105,000 in June 2025 over player-protection rules, and Glitnor Services Limited paid SEK 400,000 in May 2020.
All 3 fines and regulator actions, with sources
None of these 3 names HappyCasino’s own company; they concern other companies of the LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group). The company column names who was fined.
Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-23 | FPOOCL, S.A. | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 105,000 | Breached responsible-gambling and player-protection obligations. Nominal fine €175.000; reduced to €105.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/073; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2025-03-21 | Glitnor Services Limited | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 28,000,000 | Warning and fine for failing its duty of care: did not act on signs of problem gambling among customers. source |
| 2020-05-18 | Glitnor Services Limited | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 400,000 | Warning and fine for compliance failures. source |
About LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group)
Malta-based operator founded by former Vera&John people, called Glitnor Group until January 2026. It runs LuckyCasino, HappyCasino, FlaxCasino, OneCasino and a relaunched Vera&John, and owns the Swintt game studio. It is licensed in Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark and Ontario.
Headquarters: Malta · Founded: 2018 · Ownership: private (Swedish founders; debt facility from HG Vora)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Listed under Forseti Services Limited in the Spelinspektionen licence register (URL happycasino.com). Also licensed URL: happycasino.se.
- The owner link comes from press reports; we have not confirmed it in a register or in the brand’s own terms.
LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group) sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
- Trustpilot: read the reviews there
Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are HappyCasino and LuckyCasino owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group).
- Are HappyCasino and Vera&John owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group).
- Are HappyCasino and OneCasino owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group).
Questions and answers
Who owns HappyCasino?
Reports link it to LCKY Group, the Malta operator formerly called Glitnor Group.
Which company holds the HappyCasino licence?
Forseti Services Limited, a Malta company. Its Swedish licences run until 28 June 2027.
Has HappyCasino been fined?
Its own company has no fine in our data. Other LCKY Group companies have been fined, including SEK 28 million in Sweden in 2025.
Does HappyCasino have a Finnish licence?
No. It has a Finnish site, but no Finnish licence in our data.
Is HappyCasino legit?
HappyCasino is run by Forseti Services Limited, which holds licences from Spelinspektionen (Sweden) for online gaming and betting. Check the licence in the Spelinspektionen licence register. Its owner is LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group), a private company. Fines and regulator actions against HappyCasino’s own company: 0; against the whole LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group) group: 3. Sister sites with the same owner: 5. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are HappyCasino’s sister sites?
HappyCasino has 5 sister casinos with the same owner, LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group): LuckyCasino, FlaxCasino, Vera&John, OneCasino, OneSports NL. Full list: all LCKY Group (formerly Glitnor Group) sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.spelinspektionen.se/licens-o-tillstand/licensregister/
- https://www.spelinspektionen.se/api/export/LicenseRegistryExcel
- https://happycasino.se/
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 22 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
