Gambling And Adult Content Restrictions of 2018
Rationale
These changes reduce gambling harms and protect minors by restricting access to high-risk platforms and enforcing age verification for adult content.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambling Regulation |
Liberal gambling (online platforms, private casinos, sports betting all permitted)
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State-licensed casinos and lottery only
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| 2 | Adult Content |
Unrestricted adult content
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Legal with strict age verification
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Gambling Regulation2
Adult ContentProposer
Party
Conservatives
The hammer of progress strikes hard where roads meet rail and law meets action for those who build and those who inherit
Core pillars
Edmund Buchanan
Activist · Age 54
A self-made economist who clawed his way from factory floors to faculty halls, he pairs razor-sharp policy proposals with a fiery oratory style, making him both feared and favored by the political class.
Timeline
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Draft6 November 2018
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Vote Open6 November 2018
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Vote Closed5 January 2019
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Did Not Become Law5 January 2019
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Statenhaus
PassedFor: 89 / 187 seats (47.6%)
Against: 73 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 25
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Movement | 48 | Yes | No reason given |
| Conservatives Proposer | 41 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Reformist Alliance | 73 | No | No reason given |
| Union Of New Conservatives | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 43 | Not voted |
Riksdag
PassedFor: 515 / 1077 seats (47.8%)
Against: 419 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 143
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Movement | 277 | Yes | No reason given |
| Conservatives Proposer | 238 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Reformist Alliance | 419 | No | No reason given |
| Union Of New Conservatives | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 13 | Not voted |
President
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Reformist Alliance | 1 | No | No reason given |