{"id":204,"date":"2019-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/majority-of-finns-oppose-nations-gambling-monopoly-survey-suggests\/"},"modified":"2019-04-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T00:00:00","slug":"majority-of-finns-oppose-nations-gambling-monopoly-survey-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/majority-of-finns-oppose-nations-gambling-monopoly-survey-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"MAJORITY OF FINNS OPPOSE NATION\u2019S GAMBLING MONOPOLY, SURVEY SUGGESTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

More Finns support than oppose the idea of abolishing Finland\u2019s gambling monopoly and adopting a gambling licence system, a survey conducted by\u00a0Bilendi Oy<\/strong>\u00a0indicates.<\/p>\n

31% want to abolish the gambling monopoly of the state-controlled\u00a0Veikkaus Ltd<\/strong>\u00a0and adopt a gambling licence system instead, whereas 27% of Finns are against the idea. The rest either cannot say their opinion or have a neutral stance in the matter.<\/p>\n

These are the main findings of the survey commissioned by gambling firm\u00a0Kasino Curt<\/strong>. The interviews were conducted within Bilendi Oy\u2019s nationwide consumer panel from 20\u201324 March 2019. The survey error margin is \u00b13.1 percentage points. A total of 1000 Finnish adults responded to the survey, and this sample was weighted based on age, gender and place of residence to represent the Finnish population on a national scale.<\/p>\n

The results, published on the Kasino Curt website, clearly indicate how differently various age groups relate to Veikkaus Ltd\u2019s gambling monopoly.<\/p>\n

Of the 18-54-year-old respondents, approximately 32% are ready to abolish the monopoly, whereas 23% are against the idea. Of the 55-75-year-olds, 27% want to abolish the monopoly, compared with 34% wanting to retain it.<\/p>\n

Additionally, men and women relate differently to the gambling monopoly. Of male respondents, 38% want to abolish the gambling monopoly, while 31% want to retain it. Of female respondents, 23% support the abolishing, whereas 22% are against the idea. In every respondent category, the share of women who cannot say their opinion or take a neutral stance is higher than that of men.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the survey, Finns seem to be divided between those who are in favour of the monopoly position of Veikkaus and those who are against it. 17 per cent of the respondents had not gambled during the past 12 months, which may at least partially explain why their opinions do not fall at either end of the scale,\u201d says\u00a0Janne Juntunen<\/strong>, Senior Client Service Manager at Bilendi Oy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the survey, the respondents were presented with nine different statements. Shown below are three of the statements and a summary of the responses:<\/p>\n

28% agree fully or partially.<\/p>\n

26% disagree fully or partially.<\/p>\n

The rest have a neutral opinion or cannot say.<\/p>\n

31% agree fully or partially.<\/p>\n

27% disagree fully or partially.<\/p>\n

The rest have a neutral opinion or cannot say.<\/p>\n

33% agree fully or partially.<\/p>\n

34% disagree fully or partially.<\/p>\n

The rest have a neutral opinion or cannot say.<\/p>\n

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