Editorial review

Articles

  • Public Perceptions of the Horse Industry and Gambling’s Role in Sweden

    Swedes value the horse industry’s contribution to young people’s lives, but many know little about its funding. An ATG-commissioned Demoskop survey explores…

  • Closing 2025: Shifts, Opportunities, Risks – and Growth Zones in iGaming

    Regulation, AI and brand trust shaped a changing iGaming sector in 2025. This year-end analysis considers the opportunities, commercial pressures and emerging…

  • From Monopoly to Marketplace

    Digitalisation and cross-border competition transformed Sweden’s gambling market between 2001 and 2025. The transition from monopoly to licensing reshaped marketing, public trust…

  • Commercial Fever

    Television, advertising and new products transformed Swedish gambling marketing between 1981 and 2000. Digital distribution and cross-border competition began testing a monopoly…

  • Big dreams, bigger budgets

    Postwar Sweden promoted lottery play and football pools through state backing, mass advertising and welfare messaging. The period from 1950 to 1980…

  • Selling the dream

    State lotteries, football pools and familiar advertising helped embed gambling in Swedish daily life. This historical review traces how public fundraising and…