Johan Richter and Kim Helleday together run a company that exhibits games, that is, provides and is responsible for gaming machines that can be placed in premises such as bars or arcades.
A typical arrangement is that the revenue is divided equally between the bar/gaming hall and Richter's company.
In total, they have 120 machines on display around Stockholm.
They believe that today there is no technical solution to connect the machines to a cash register and be able to offer a receipt.
Not even among new machines.
- Even if we were to go to one of the largest manufacturers and say that "little Sweden wants you to install receipt printers", they would have said "no, you can forget that, we sell two machines a year to you and 5,000 to the USA" , says Johan Richter.
Proposals from the previous government
It was Magdalena Andersson's (S) government that tabled the bill "Strengthened gambling regulation" in 2021. Among other things, the proposal abolishes the permit requirement for exhibiting games - a law that was added in the 80s when gambling halls were considered from a political point of view to be an unsuitable environment for young people .
That part of the proposal welcomes the industry, according to Johan Richter.
Since then, Ulf Kristersson's (M) government has made some adjustments to the bill, but the receipt requirement remains.
The Center Party has been the only party to oppose the receipt requirement.
Can't get an answer
Johan Richter uses special card terminals to sell tokens for the slot machines.
The payments are registered at a bank in Israel.
His hope is that the system will be considered an approved cash register - but no one that Johan contacted at the Ministry of Finance and the Swedish Tax Agency can answer that.
- Everyone says the same thing - "we will take a position on it after the law is voted through".
But then it may be too late, says Johan Richter.
SVT Nyheter has sought financial markets minister Niklas Wykman (M), who via his press spokesperson declines an interview.