- Denmark isn’t known for having a whole lot of casinos. In fact, there are only 6 and they are all regulated by the Danish Gambling Authority. You won’t be charged any tax on your winnings but casinos have to pay from 45%-75% of their gross gaming revenue.
- Gambling and Lottery Supervision Department Ministry of the Czech Republic. DENMARK Danish Gambling Authority. ESTONIA Tax and Customs Board. Ministry of Finance. FINLAND Ministry of the Interior. GERMANY Gambling Supervision Authority. Gibraltar Regulatory Authority. Gambling Commission. GREECE Hellenic.
Based on 2019 data from H2 Gambling Capital, Finland led the way among the countries listed, despite Veikkaus being the only legal operator, with an average spend of DKK3,148 per adult per year.
Italy and Ireland were second and third at DKK2,586 and DKK2,546 respectively. Denmark’s Nordic neighbours Iceland and Sweden, meanwhile, saw players wager an average of DKK2,216 and DKK2,163 respectively. Great Britain was also slightly ahead of Denmark with players spending DKK 2,116.
Only two countries in the sample saw players gamble less than in Denmark; Switzerland, with DKK2,051 per person and Greece, with DKK1,788.
Danish gamblers were also more likely to place sports bets rather than playing casino games or lotteries when compared with other countries. While the average European bettor in the sampled countries spent only 16.6% of gambling spend on betting, Danes spent 25.6%.
Meanwhile, 41.7% of Danish gambling spend went on casino games, compared to 45.4% in the rest of the countries sampled and 32.7% on lotteries compared to an average of 38.0%.
Spillemyndigheden said one reason for this may be that countries with online gambling monopolies, such as Finland, have less attractive sports betting offerings.
Yesterday, Spillemyndigheden reprimanded LeoVegas for failings in its customer verification processes after an internal investigation at the operator discovered that some temporary accounts were converted to permanent accounts without the necessary checks due to an error.
In addition, the regulator revealed yesterday that Spillehallen.dk fell foul of the authority a year ago for an inadequate anti-money laundering policy.
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The Danish Gambling Authority has also published a guide in relation to the use of sales promotion measures when providing betting and online casino. Advertising illegal gaming is considered a criminal act under Danish law and is punishable by fine or imprisonment. This applies to all parties who direct marketing towards the Danish market. The authority is based in Odense, Denmark, and they’ve built themselves a solid reputation – much like that of the UK’s Gambling Commission – due to their stance on responsible gambling, anti money-laundering, and underage gambling. The authority has also shown itself to be unafraid to take action against rogue or illegal operators. Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gambling regulator, has dropped the hammer on a number of websites it says was operating illegally in the country.It has contacted Denmark’s Internet Service.