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Spillemyndigheden, the Gambling Authority of Denmark, has reported a 1.4% increase in total gambling expenditure for March 2025, as online casino activity continues to lead the market. Revenue from online casino operations rose by 6.4% compared to March 2024, maintaining the positive growth trend observed in previous months. A shift in consumer behaviour towards digital platforms contributed to declines in …

Gambling as a market in Denmark has grown by 5.4% throughout 2024, according to national regulator Spillemyndigheden. Out of five gambling categories, three saw an YoY increase compared to the previous year, for a total GGR of DKK 11bn (2023: DKK 10.4bn), or £1.25bn when converted with the exchange rate as of today, 2 May.  Anders Dorph, Director of Spillemyndigheden, …

Denmark’s gambling authority, Spillemyndigheden, has urged operators to take notice of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) updated monitoring list. The FATF is an international AML and CTF monitoring body that advises jurisdictions on action plans to combat criminal activity, and scrutinises those who fall behind. It was set up by the G7 group of countries, but its influence is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Discussions at the AFJEL annual conference focused on responsible gambling, licensing and combatting the illegal market… Yet Jake Pollard notes that the potential of France launching its regulated online casino market dominated all leadership discussions.  France’s iGaming industry gathered yesterday for the annual conference organised by its trade body AFJEL and discussions covered the role of AI in addressing problem …

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 …

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 …

The Gambling Authority of Denmark, Spillemyndigheden, has launched consultations into the new supplier licence certification process coming up in 2025.  Relevant shareholders, particularly  betting and igaming providers, are free to submit their responses until 19 August through a specially designated submission form on Spillemyndigheden’s website.  According to the regulator, the updated system will ensure that more robust market security and …