One Year After Ending Bonuses, Swedish Regulated Poker Revenues Remain Low One Year After Ending Bonuses, Swedish Regulated Poker Revenues Remain Low
Christian Holmér, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
Key Takeaways
  • The latest summary of revenues from the entire Swedish gambling market shows that again online poker revenues are 12% lower than the same period last year.
  • Svenska Spel has reported poker revenues down 11.1%, 11.4% and 12% in each of the first three quarter of the year.
  • The company argues that it suffers from competition from non-Swedish regulated sites, but it also must allow for the impact of its socially responsible gaming measures.

The latest summary of revenues from the entire Swedish gambling market shows that again online poker revenues are 12% lower than the same period last year.

As a sector, online poker revenues are a trivial part of the overall Swedish market. Total quarterly revenues for the monopoly provider Svenska Spel were SEK4.93 billion ($750 million)—revenues for online poker were SEK36.7 million ($5 million).

Svenska Spel has reported poker revenues down 11.1%, 11.4% and 12% in each of the first three quarter of the year.