The Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA), has published a report outlining the extent of black market activity targeting Sweden. The report is in part based on a survey conducted last year.
According to the SGA, Sweden’s channelling rate – the number of people betting via legal, licenced gaming firms – stands at 86%, though the regulator estimates that only a small number of Swedes actually bet with unlicensed sites.
“It is a relatively small group of players, probably fewer than five percent of the total number of players, who demand games that do not have a Swedish gaming license,” an SGA statement read.
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