2023-03-292022/23:SoU19 · p.17SoUHealth & social services
Questions about gambling addiction
Measures against gambling addiction and gambling-related harm
What's at stake: The issue concerns how society works to prevent gambling problems, particularly among children and young people, and whether municipalities' responsibilities under the Social Services Act are adequately followed up, which affects the support available to people with gambling addiction.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the state should now take further action against gambling addiction, including through a scientific risk assessment and stricter oversight of municipalities' preventive work, or whether the matter should be handled within the existing strategy work already under way.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee refers to the government's overall strategy covering, among other things, gambling for money 2022-2025 and the work already under way within that framework, and rejects the motions calling for further measures against gambling addiction.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 17 (SD)
The reserving party wants a scientifically conducted risk assessment of the harms of gambling addiction to be produced, and for the government to review how to check that municipalities and regions genuinely carry out supportive and gambling-preventive work, particularly among children and young people.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 17 by SD.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 93/0/0/14 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/15/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 15/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | No 0/65/0/8 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:745 by Nicklas Attefjord (MP) amendments 2 and 5 as well as 2022/23:921 by Linda Lindberg et al. (SD) amendments 8 and 9.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:745 av Nicklas Attefjord (MP) yrkandena 2 och 5 samt 2022/23:921 av Linda Lindberg m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 8 och 9.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 80 proposals in motions submitted during the general motion period in 2022. The motions address issues including overall policy for alcohol, narcotics, doping, tobacco and gambling, the so-called ANDTS policy. The Riksdag points out that work is already underway to review ANDTS policy. Other proposals address changing alcohol legislation, including regarding the rules for serving licenses. In this case as well, the Riksdag refers to the work already underway.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to establish a national competence centre for alcohol, drug, doping and tobacco work. (SD) — Reservation 17
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan establishes that the child's best interests should come first and that too many children are suffering while mental illness among young people is widespread; everyone should have the right to help quickly.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that the child's best interests should come first and that too many children are suffering while mental illness among young people is widespread; everyone should have the right to help quickly. That the risks of gambling addiction are assessed scientifically and that supervision ensures that municipalities and regions actually implement preventive measures for children and young people follows from these commitments. The plan is at the same time critical of market forces' grip on media and consumption, which strengthens the support.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att barnens bästa ska komma i första rummet och att alltför många barn far illa medan den psykiska ohälsan bland unga är utbredd; alla ska ha rätt till hjälp snabbt. Att riskerna med spelberoende bedöms vetenskapligt och att tillsynen säkerställer att kommuner och regioner verkligen genomför förebyggande insatser för barn och unga följer av dessa åtaganden. Planen är samtidigt kritisk mot marknadskrafternas grepp om medier och konsumtion, vilket stärker stödet.
- the child's best interests firstdecisive»Vänsterpartiets politik ska utformas så att barnens bästa kom« (party programme ↗)“Left Party policy should be designed so that the child's best intere”
- young people's mental illness»Alltför många barn far illa idag och den psykiska ohälsan bland unga är utbredd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too many children are suffering today and mental illness among young people is widespread.”
- quick help for illness»Du ska ha rätt till hjälp snabbt oavsett om du har brutit benet eller blivit utbränd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You should have the right to help quickly regardless of whether you have broken your leg or burned out.”
- limit market power»Marknadsmakten har ett starkt grepp om Internet, tv och kultur.« (party programme ↗)“Market power has a strong grip on Internet, television and culture.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The programme requires that children and young people get a safe upbringing free from drugs and that everyone throughout the country has equivalent access to healthcare, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for preventive and supportive measures against gambling problems in children and young people.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The programme requires that children and young people get a safe upbringing free from drugs and that everyone throughout the country has equivalent access to healthcare, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for preventive and supportive measures against gambling problems in children and young people. The election manifesto also wants oversight to be stepped up to guarantee quality, which is close to the requirement for stronger oversight of municipalities and regions. Gambling addiction is not mentioned, so the conclusion is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Programmet kräver att barn och unga får en trygg uppväxt fri från droger och att alla i hela landet har likvärdig tillgång till vård, vilket bär motförslagets krav på förebyggande och stödjande insatser mot spelproblem hos barn och unga. Valmanifestet vill dessutom att tillsynen växlas upp för att garantera kvaliteten, vilket ligger nära kravet på starkare tillsyn av kommuner och regioner. Spelberoende nämns inte, varför slutsatsen är härledd.
- safe upbringing without addictiondecisive»och till en trygg uppväxt fri från droger och våld.« (party programme ↗)“and to a safe upbringing free from drugs and violence.”
- stepped up oversight»Tillsynen av sjukvården ska växlas upp för att garantera kvaliteten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Oversight of healthcare shall be stepped up to guarantee quality.”
- equivalent healthcare in the country»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All inhabitants throughout the country should have equivalent access to school, healthcare and care.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme wants to ban advertising for gambling and establishes that preventive work shall be prioritized and that policy shall be based on the methods research has shown to be most effective against addiction.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme wants to ban advertising for gambling and establishes that preventive work shall be prioritized and that policy shall be based on the methods research has shown to be most effective against addiction. A scientific risk assessment of gambling addiction's damaging effects and stronger oversight of municipalities' and regions' efforts follows from this, especially since the plan particularly wants to protect children and young people.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet vill förbjuda reklam för spel och slår fast att förebyggande arbete ska premieras och att politiken ska utgå från de metoder forskningen visat mest effektiva mot beroende. En vetenskaplig riskbedömning av spelberoendets skadeverkningar och starkare tillsyn över kommunernas och regionernas insatser följer av det, särskilt eftersom planen särskilt vill skydda barn och unga.
- research-based preventiondecisive»lindra skadeverkningarna av missbruk och beroende, både för samhället och för individen Förebyggande arbete ska premieras. Alla som har behov« (party programme ↗)“mitigate the damaging effects of abuse and addiction, both for society and for the individual. Preventive work shall be prioritized. Everyone who has a need”
- ban on gambling advertising»förbjudet, liksom reklam för spel och alkohol.« (party programme ↗)“prohibited, as is advertising for gambling and alcohol.”
- long-term public health work»Vi menar att en långsiktig satsning på folkhälsa« (party programme ↗)“We believe that a long-term investment in public health”
- support for children and young people»förstärka elevhälsan och satsa på fler skolsköterskor, specialpedagoger, psykologer och kuratorer i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen student health and invest in more school nurses, special educators, psychologists and counselors in school.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme makes a preventive approach a prerequisite for sustainable welfare and establishes that good public health is a cornerstone, and that care shall be built on science and proven experience.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme makes a preventive approach a prerequisite for sustainable welfare and establishes that good public health is a cornerstone, and that care shall be built on science and proven experience. That speaks both for a scientific risk assessment of gambling addiction's harmful effects and for preventive measures actually being implemented. The plan particularly prioritizes children and young people's psychological health and more preventive work.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet gör ett förebyggande förhållningssätt till en förutsättning för hållbar välfärd och slår fast att god folkhälsa är en grundsten, samt att vården ska bygga på vetenskap och beprövad erfarenhet. Det talar både för en vetenskaplig riskbedömning av spelberoendets skadeverkningar och för att förebyggande insatser faktiskt genomförs. Planen prioriterar särskilt barns och ungas psykiska hälsa och mer förebyggande arbete.
- preventive welfaredecisive»En förutsättning för en hållbar välfärd är ett förebyggande förhållningssätt.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for sustainable welfare is a preventive approach.”
- prevent young people's ill-health»Den psykiska ohälsan hos våra barn och unga är alldeles för hög och vi måste arbeta mer förebyggande och skapa enkla vägar till vården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The psychological ill-health of our children and young people is far too high and we must work more preventively and create simple paths to care”
- scientific foundation»God vård och omsorg i hela landet, baserad på vetenskap och beprövad erfarenhet« (party programme ↗)“Good care and support throughout the country, based on science and proven experience”
- public health as cornerstone»God folkhälsa är en grundsten i en hållbar välfärd.« (party programme ↗)“Good public health is a cornerstone in sustainable welfare.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme requires that addiction care is scientifically grounded, that public health work and preventive health efforts rest on knowledge and that oversight takes place in state administration based on nationally established quality standards.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires that addiction care is scientifically grounded, that public health work and preventive health efforts rest on knowledge and that oversight takes place in state administration based on nationally established quality standards. A scientific risk assessment of gambling addiction's harmful effects and stronger oversight of municipalities' and regions' efforts follow directly from this. The plan does not mention gambling money specifically, whereby the support is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver att beroendevården är vetenskapligt grundad, att folkhälsoarbetet och de förebyggande insatserna vilar på kunskap och att tillsynen sker i statlig regi utifrån nationellt fastställda kvalitetsnormer. En vetenskaplig riskbedömning av spelberoendets skadeverkningar och starkare tillsyn över kommunernas och regionernas insatser följer direkt av detta. Planen nämner inte spel om pengar särskilt, varför stödet är härlett.
- scientifically grounded addiction caredecisive»Missbruks- och beroendevården ska vara vetenskapligt grundad.« (party programme ↗)“Addiction and dependency care shall be scientifically grounded.”
- knowledge-based prevention»Folkhälsoarbetet och de förebyggande hälsoinsatserna ska vila på kunskap« (party programme ↗)“Public health work and preventive health efforts shall rest on knowledge”
- state oversight with quality standards»Tillsynen ska ske i statlig regi utifrån nationellt fastställda kvalitetsnormer.« (party programme ↗)“Oversight shall take place in state administration based on nationally established quality standards.”
- dependency restricts freedom»Den som blir beroende av droger i någon form förlorar sin frihet.« (party programme ↗)“The person who becomes dependent on drugs in any form loses their freedom.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan prioritizes preventive measures for children and young people and requires that children have the right to a safe upbringing environment and that care is based on knowledge and proven experience.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan prioritizes preventive measures for children and young people and requires that children have the right to a safe upbringing environment and that care is based on knowledge and proven experience. Evaluation and quality control are stated as important political tasks. A scientific risk assessment and stronger supervision of municipalities' and regions' measures against gambling problems follow from these commitments. Gambling for money is not mentioned in the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen prioriterar förebyggande insatser för barn och ungdomar och kräver att barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö samt att vård bygger på kunskap och beprövad erfarenhet. Utvärdering och kvalitetskontroll anges som viktiga politiska uppgifter. En vetenskaplig riskbedömning och starkare tillsyn av kommunernas och regionernas insatser mot spelproblem följer av dessa åtaganden. Spel om pengar nämns inte i planen.
- prevention for children and young peopledecisive»I det förebyggande arbetet ska insatser för barn och« (party programme ↗)“In preventive work, measures for children and”
- monitoring and quality control»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political”
- evidence-based measures»baserad på kunskap och beprövad erfarenhet« (party programme ↗)“based on knowledge and proven experience”
- safe upbringing environment»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a safe upbringing environment.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan promises over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction treatment and sets children's mental wellbeing highest among priorities.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan promises over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction treatment and sets children's mental wellbeing highest among priorities. A scientific risk assessment and sharper oversight that municipalities and regions actually implement preventive measures against gambling problems aligns with this, as does the demand that reforms be built on research. Problem gambling is not addressed explicitly.
Original (Swedish)
Planen lovar över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård och sätter barns psykiska mående högst bland prioriteringarna. En vetenskaplig riskbedömning och skarpare tillsyn av att kommuner och regioner faktiskt genomför förebyggande insatser mot spelproblem ligger i linje med det, liksom med kravet att reformer ska bygga på forskning. Spelberoende behandlas dock inte uttryckligen.
- strengthened addiction treatmentdecisive»Det handlar om över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is about over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and addiction treatment.”
- children's mental health prioritised»Få saker är viktigare att prioritera än barns psykiska mående.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Few things are more important to prioritise than children's mental wellbeing.”
- support for children and young people»Stärka barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin så att barn och unga som mår dåligt får hjälp snabbt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen child and youth psychiatry so that children and young people who are struggling get help quickly”
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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan makes young people's mental health a central issue requiring a broad action programme with early detection and treatment, and demands clear results for every public initiative.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan makes young people's mental health a central issue requiring a broad action programme with early detection and treatment, and demands clear results for every public initiative. A scientific risk assessment of gaming addiction's harmful effects and stronger supervision of municipalities' and regions' preventive measures meet both these commitments. The issue of gaming is however not addressed in the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen gör ungas psykiska hälsa till en central fråga som kräver ett brett handlingsprogram med tidig upptäckt och behandling, och kräver tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning. En vetenskaplig riskbedömning av spelberoendets skadeverkningar och starkare tillsyn över kommunernas och regionernas förebyggande insatser svarar mot båda dessa åtaganden. Spelfrågan berörs dock inte i planen.
- young people's mental healthdecisive»Psykisk ohälsa utgör den viktigaste hälsofrågan för unga och här krävs ett brett handlingsprogram.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mental ill health constitutes the most important health issue for young people and here a broad action programme is required.”
- early preventive measures»Tidigt upptäcka och behandla psykisk ohälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Detect and treat mental ill health early”
- results requirements and follow-up»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public initiative”
- measures for young people»Stärka insatserna för att förbättra ungas psykiska hälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen measures to improve young people's mental health”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:SoU19)
- Committee report full text (HA01SoU19)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:103 — Regler för alkoholservering av Oliver Rosengren m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1055 — Införande av åldersgräns vid köp av produkter och artiklar som innehåller lustgas av Azadeh Rojhan (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1065 — Gårdsförsäljning av alkoholdrycker av Camilla Brunsberg (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1083 — En moderniserad alkohollag av Gustaf Göthberg m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1124 — En hållbar besöksnäring av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1373 — Barns rätt till frihet från alkoholreklam på sociala medier av Anna Wallentheim (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1498 — Stärkt narkotikaförebyggande arbete i Sverige av Lili André (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1536 — Avskaffat krav på matservering för alkoholtillstånd av Bo Broman (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1548 — Förbud mot filtercigaretter av Patrik Björck (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1573 — Statens statistikansvar på alkoholområdet av Camilla Brodin (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1604 — En tobaksfri uppväxt av Catarina Deremar (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1609 — Gårdsförsäljning av öl, vin och cider av Stina Larsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1635 — Företag inom besöksnäringen av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1647 — Gårdsförsäljning av Kerstin Lundgren (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1672 — En levande landsbygd för Sveriges bästa av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1771 — Utredning om hälsovarningar på alkoholprodukter av Jytte Guteland m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1776 — Barns rätt till frihet från reklam på sociala medier av Jytte Guteland m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1855 — Gårdsförsäljning i Sverige av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1927 — Utvärdering av den svenska missbrukspolitiken av Niels Paarup-Petersen och Alireza Akhondi (båda C)
- Motion 2022/23:1930 — Försäljning av öl och vin i licensierade livsmedelsbutiker av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
Source: The Swedish Parliament