Swedish survey highlights difficult in distinguishing licensed gambling offerings

Focus Gaming News | EMEA | Regulation The survey found that almost three-quarters of Swedish gamblers couldn’t distinguish between licensed and unlicensed products.Sweden.- A survey commissioned by the Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has raised concerns about gamblers’ ability to identify regulated gambling products. Carried out by Enkätfabriken in November, the poll found that 72 per cent of gamblers were unable to distinguish between licensed and unlicensed products in the market.Only 42 per cent of respondents said they believed that a local licence was an important factor to consider when choosing a gambling operator, but this was up from 28 per cent in the previous year’s edition of the survey. That said, the rate was 27 per cent this time when it comes to players aged 18 and 19, rising to a high of 52 per cent for those aged 65 or older.As for the benefits of playing with licensed operators, 47 per cent agreed or were uncertain as to whether there was an advantage in...