That's how it went for the gaming market in 2022

According to an annual survey conducted by the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate in collaboration with Novus, Swedes' gambling habits have decreased slightly in 2019 compared to the previous year.

Interviews have been conducted with 1,600 people and the participation rate is 59% in total, which means a margin of error of /- 2.6%. The selection of respondents is considered to represent the Swedish population at large and the age range in the target group ranges from 18-79 years.

The Gambling Inspectorate's report states that of the respondents, 60% of the people stated that they had gambled for money at some point in the past year, while 17% stated that they had never gambled for money. In terms of the number of people gambling for money, compared to 2018, there is a decrease of 6% and compared to 2013, there is a total decrease of 16% (source: Spelinspektionen.se.

Since 2013, this curve has been falling continuously, and the two largest percentage drops were made between 2013-2014 and between 2018-2019. An explanation for 2019's loss could be the new gaming law, which, among other things, regulates the number of bonuses a Swedish casino can give out - previously they could give out as many as they wanted, but now they can only give out a single bonus in connection with a new player makes his first deposit, for more information go to https://secasinopanatet.com/.

However, the loss to gaming sites without a Swedish license does not seem to be very large, as only 4% of the respondents state that they have played on a site without a Swedish license – while 17% of the respondents answer that they do not know if they have played at a site with Swedish license or not.

• Of the respondents, 31% stated that they had gambled for money at some point in the past week, while 13% stated that they had gambled at some point in the past month. This brings the total to 44% who gambled for money in the last month.
• The number of men who have played both in the last week and in the last month differs relatively noticeably from the average, as these figures are instead 39% (week) and 50% (month). However, the age group 45-60 years (regardless of gender) differs the most. Here, the weekly percentage is 43% and the monthly percentage is a whopping 58%.
• Of those who said they gambled 12 months or more ago, 3 in 10 said the reason they don't gamble is that they never win. Among women, this figure was almost 4 out of 10.
• 18% of respondents said they don't play because they have low confidence in the current gaming market – but looking at women alone, the figure was even higher, as 23% of women have low confidence in today's gaming market. 18% of those interviewed also stated that the reason they stopped playing anymore was because they simply got tired of gambling. Here, instead, it was the men who accounted for the large difference from the average – with a figure of 23%.

By far, the biggest reason people play seems to be for fun and entertainment. Namely, a full 62% of the respondents answered that. The second biggest and third-biggest reasons for gambling are 'To win big' and 'Likelihood of winning', which get 31% and 30% respectively.

Although the number of players has decreased overall, the frequency of playing has increased in recent years, which suggests that there is no major cause for concern for the gambling companies. Judging by the number of new casinos launched during the year, it undeniably seems that the gaming companies are on roughly the same track. 2020 will therefore probably be a good year for the various players on the Swedish gaming market.