Another couple dozen Swedish online gambling hopefuls got an early Christmas present from the country’s gambling regulator, which doled out 26 more gaming licenses before knocking off for the year.

On Friday, Sweden’s Lotteriinspektionen/Spelinspektionen gaming regulatory agency announced another 26 new online and land-based license approvals for companies authorized to commence operations when the liberalized gambling market officially kicks off on January 1.

The full list of approved licensees can be viewed here, but the new recipients include such notables as 888 Holdings, Betfair, Finland’s PAF and local lads Cherry AB – whose various brands snagged a total of eight license approvals.

The number of approved operators now stands at 57, leaving only a handful of applications yet to be approved. Lotteriinspektionen director-general Camilla Rosenberg said it was “gratifying” to know that Swedish gamblers will have no shortage of online options come the new year.