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Spelinspektionen reports 86% gambling channelisation in Sweden in 2023

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Sweden's Spelinspektionen reported that 86% of gambling was channelled through the licensed market in 2023, with the remainder outside it. The authority monitored traffic to around 1,100 unlicensed sites and estimated that active oversight covered 65% of that traffic. It said Swedish law requires gambling to target the Swedish market for activity to be unlawful.

The report sets out the regulator’s estimates of unlicensed-market reach and the targeting test relevant to enforcement.

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