websites, not only highlighting the existence of Spelpaus, but also as an educational tool for players highlighting potential problem gambling issues.
Spelpaus is a self regulating self-exclusion programme, which was launched in January 2019 and applies to all registered payout games with gaming companies licenced in Sweden.
To access Spelaus players need to log out from any game sites to which they are registered and confirm the suspension of their e-ID. Players can choose to temporarily exclude themselves for one, three or six months or until further notice. If players choose the latter the suspension must last at least 12 months.
Gaming companies must check with Spelpaus every time a person registers or logs in for games and they must also check before sending marketing materials, as direct mailing to excluded players is not permitted.
Te exclusion once activated applies to all gaming sectors and players can not specify certain game types. A self-exclusion application cannot be undone until the time period has expired. Te exclusion covers bingo and online lotteries, online slots, online casinos, betting, Vegas ATMs or casino games via Casino Cosmopol.
However, those games exempt from registration requirement are lottery, scratchcards and subscription games not provided online, traditional local bingo, restaurant slots, slots and games on ships in international waters or any lotteries still active under the former Lottery Act 1994. Te gaming authority promotes Spelpaus in various online locations. Teir latest survey indicated that just over half of all Swedish gamblers are aware of the programme and 70 per cent of those who play online.
In January 2019, when the programme was launched, there were around 20,000 registered. Tis had risen to 58,000 by November 2020, of which 75 per cent were men. By July 2020, 69 per cent of those registered had applied for a 12 month or more suspension, 12 per cent for six months, 11 per cent three months and eight per cent for one month.
Gambling addiction prevention group,
spelprevention.se, says just over four per cent of the adult population in Sweden have some form of gambling problem. Statistics supplied by Swelog (Swedish Longitudinal Gambling Study) claims 2.9 per cent (236,000 people) have some risk of gambling problems, 0.7 per cent (56,000) have an increased risk and 0.6 per cent (45,000) have gambling problems.
On average, each person spends around SEK3,000 annually on gambling, whilst 58 per cent of the population have gambled in the past year; 20 per cent play monthly and 11 per cent
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play weekly. Around half of those who gamble play the lottery; 16 per cent horse racing betting; 13 per cent sports betting; nine per cent bingo; four per cent slots or casino games and two per cent play poker.
Te report said gambling was responsible for 14 per cent of issues with public debts whilst the social cost attributed to gambling problems was estimated to be SEK14bn in 2018. Tis compares to SEK31.5bn spent on smoking issues in 2015 and SEK103bn on alcohol problems in 2017.
All gaming companies that offer online games
must have three gaming responsibility logos displayed in a locked filed at the top of their websites or mobile applications. Te logos must also be visible on slot machines in locations other than casino.
Alongside the Spelpaus logo the other two logos are:
Spelgränser – as of January 1, 2019 all players must set a gaming limit prior to their first money transfer to a Swedish licensed gaming company. Tis gives players the option to set limits in time and money for both deposits and losses. Tere is
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