Influence of Coronavirus Disease on Gambling Activity 2019--An Analyse of Revenue-Based Taxation for Online- and Land-Based Gambling Operators during the Pandemic
The Influence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on Gambling Activity - An Analysis of Revenue Based Taxation of Online and Land-Based Gambling Operators During the Pandemic Background: There are concerns that increased gambling problems may occur during the coronavirus infection (COVID-19), crisis. This is especially true in situations with high online gambling. Also, there are risks of people migrating from riskier land-based gambling to more lucrative online-based ones. There are very few data sources available that aren't self-reported. This study examined changes in Sweden's online- and land-based gaming markets over the first month of COVID-19's social impact. Methods: Data were extracted from monthly taxation data of licensed Swedish gambling operators. These monthly tax payments are directly related to gambling revenue. Monthly subdivisions of Sweden's gambling markets were tracked from February 2020 (mainly in Sweden) until June 2020 when the market was ope...