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Swedish Gambling Authority releases online gaming survey results

10 July 2023


(PRESS RELEASE) -- For the third year in a row, the Swedish Gaming Authority (Spelinspektionen) carried out a survey on Swedes' online gambling habits. Almost 4,000 people over the age of 18 responded to the survey conducted in May 2023.

The survey shows, among other things, that:

• 14 percent have played online at least once a week
• 31 percent play online at least once a quarter.
• The most common forms of gambling online are lotteries and number games
• 38 percent play on the trot, which is slightly more than last year
• Betting on sports (not trotting) has decreased in recent years, this year 22 percent
• 11 percent know about and have used Spelpaus.se, which is slightly more than the previous survey. A total of 86 percent say they know Spelpaus.se.
• 6 percent have intentionally played on a site that does not have a Swedish gaming license in the last three months, while 4 percent have played without intention on a site that does not have a Swedish gaming license.