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Denmark flags peak online casino GGR as ROFUS hits +55,000 users

SBC News Denmark flags peak online casino GGR as ROFUS hits +55,000 users

Spillemyndigheden, Denmark’s Gambling Authority, has published its market statistics for Danish gambling in 2024. The report covers the key segments of gross gaming revenues (GGR) for online casinos, sports betting, gaming machines, and land-based casinos. Lottery wagering is kept separate from gambling segments reported by Spillemyndigheden. The Danish market’s gross gambling revenues totalled DKK 7.27 billion for the 12 months …

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Denmark rolls out new igaming and betting certification rules

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Game suppliers in Denmark will now have to file their own regulatory compliance paperwork as part of Spillemyndigheden’s new certification policies. The shift in requirements for betting and igaming providers were signed into law at the turn of the new year, and will officially come into force on 1 July – giving companies a six-month transition period to accommodate the …

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Stake to acquire VinderCasino and enter Denmark

SBC News Stake to acquire VinderCasino and enter Denmark

Stake will expand its presence in regulated European markets, having agreed to acquire the Danish-licensed operator MocinoPlay. The deal will see Stake take control of VinderCasino, the fast-growing Danish online gambling challenger brand of MocinoPlay. Brais Pena, Chief Strategy Officer at Easygo, the technology powerhouse behind Stake, said: “This acquisition will give us access to another high-value, regulated market with …

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ComeOn Group taps into esports with Astralis

SBC News ComeOn Group taps into esports with Astralis

ComeOn Group has announced a new partnership with Danish esports organisation Astralis, which will commence in January 2025.  Through the deal, ComeOn Group’s flagship brand ComeOn! will become Astralis’ new global partner, utilising its string of licences across key European markets.  Mads Rasmussen, Commercial Director at Astralis, said: “We are proud to present ComeOn! as our new global partner. This …

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Scientific Games and Danske Spil evolve joint omnichannel strategy

SBC News Scientific Games and Danske Spil evolve joint omnichannel strategy

Scientific Games (SG) has strengthened its partnership with Danske Spil by modernising their joint offering for players in Denmark.  SG’s player account management system, also known as PAM, will now be deployed to support digital and retail play for Danske Spil’s lottery and gaming businesses – offering easy access to instant and draw games, as well as casino, bingo and …

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Denmark liberalises land-based bingo market

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Land-based bingo providers now have a new European jurisdiction to operate in, as Denmark formalised and enforced its new bingo framework last week.  Licence applications are now open for anyone looking to position its land-based bingo offering into the new market, with those who are accepted looking at a launch date as early as 1 January 2025 – if they …

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Evoke bets on Core Market growth against UK drags

SBC News Evoke bets on Core Market growth against UK drags

Evoke Plc has reported its “first quarter of year-on-year growth since Q1 2022” – the period during which the LSE-listed gambling group expanded its business by completing the £2bn acquisition of William Hill. Q3 trading saw Evoke generate group revenues of £417m, up 3% on the 2023 comparative figure of £405m (+4% on a constant currency basis). Management highlighted that …

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Denmark prepares new lottery and bingo draft post parliament recess

SBC News Denmark prepares new lottery and bingo draft post parliament recess

Denmark will produce a bill to implement an agreement on liberalised land-based bingo and lotteries this October.  The news was announced by the Danish gambling authority, Spillemyndigheden, with an update on the development to follow prior to the parliament discussions.  As per the release, the Ministry of Taxation is also expected to open consultations on the executive order for charity …

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Spillemyndigheden says Danish gambling numbers up in June

SBC News Spillemyndigheden says Danish gambling numbers up in June

Spillemyndigheden has revealed that gambling gross revenue (GGR) for June has increased across all verticals.  As per the numbers provided by theDanish Gambling Authority, betting saw the biggest YoY increase, rising by over 75%, but online casinos led the way in GGR with more than DKK 300m (€48.2m). Online casino GGR for June was DKK 303m, up 27.2% in comparison …

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Delasport to power Casino999.dk sportsbook launch

SBC News Delasport to power Casino999.dk sportsbook launch

Delasport has announced that it will lead the sportsbook launch of Danish brand Casino999.dk. The partnership will see Casino999.dk integrate Delasport’s Plug & Play Sportsbook iFrame to expand its online platform with a new fully-customised sportsbook offering. Launched exclusively for the Danish market in 2018, Casino999.dk is the flagship property of Nordic gaming group Veli. As part of the agreement, …

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