In June 2024, Denmark skilled a exceptional 37.0% improve in playing income, reaching DKK703m (£81.1m/€94.2m/$103.0m). This substantial progress is attributed to a big rise in sports activities betting actions, coinciding with the thrill surrounding Euro 2024. The entire income, as reported by the Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden, consists of contributions from sports activities betting, on-line casinos, land-based casinos, and bodily slot machines.
Sports activities betting takes heart stage:
The sports activities betting sector witnessed a powerful 75.7% year-on-year improve in income, totaling DKK271m for June (Excel). A notable 64.1% of this income got here from cellular betting platforms, highlighting the rising pattern of on-the-go playing. The Euro 2024 soccer event, which started on June 14 and ran till mid-July, performed a big position on this surge. Sadly for native followers, the Denmark nationwide workforce was eradicated within the spherical of 16 after a 2-0 loss to athe hosts, Germany.
Regardless of the highlight on sports activities betting, on-line casinos remained the first supply of playing income in Denmark. In June, on-line casinos generated DKK303m, marking a 27.2% improve year-on-year and coming near the file DKK310m noticed in March. Slot video games continued to dominate this section, accounting for 76.4% of all on-line on line casino income. Roulette and blackjack additionally held substantial shares, contributing 6.7% and 6.6%, respectively, whereas bingo made up 3.9% of the gross gaming income (GGR) for the vertical.
The bodily slot machine sector additionally noticed constructive progress, with income rising by 6.6% to DKK97m. The vast majority of this income, 79.2%, was generated in playing halls, with the remaining 20.8% coming from restaurant-based machines.
In keeping with iGaming Enterprise, land-based casinos in Denmark additionally reported progress, albeit extra modest, with a 7.1% improve in income amounting to DKK32m for June.
Considerations over accountable playing:
In a parallel report, the variety of self-excluded gamers in Denmark surpassed 50,000, in accordance with Spillemyndigheden’s statistics on the Rofus self-exclusion platform. This quantity consists of 33,511 people who’ve opted for a lifetime ban from playing, whereas 16,892 selected momentary exclusion. Moreover, there have been 32 calls to StopSpillet, the nation’s playing assist helpline, principally from males aged between 26 and 35.
This surge in income and the corresponding improve in self-exclusion registrations spotlight the twin nature of playing’s affect in Denmark, reflecting each financial advantages and potential social challenges.
