JUE 25 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025 - 19:08hs.
IN 2016

Danish casinos and online sector 6 % up

According to Danish betting authority Spillemyndigheden, gambling in Denmark was up 6 % in 2016, hitting € 1.2 billion. The biggest growth sector was online casino -including poker- with a revenue increase of 18 % to € 188.3 million. Online slots generated 72 % of online Gross Gambling Revenue (GGR) in 2016.

The GGR from online poker – specifically multiplayer games with commission – increased to € 4.8 million in Q4, following on the heels of Q3 which saw the lowest level of GGR since liberalisation.

Both roulette and black jack have seen a small relative decline in market share, down to 5 % each, while the market share for other online casino games remained stable at around 10 %.

The land-based casino market also saw notable growth with GGR for land based casinos hitting € 12.6 million in Q4 2016, a 9 % increase year-on-year.

At present there are seven land based casinos in the country, located in Copenhagen, Elsinore, Odense, Vejle, Aarhus, Aalborg and onboard the cruiseferry Pearl Seaway operating between Copenhagen and Oslo.

The street market, comprising approximately 25,500 gaming machines in gaming parlours and restaurants, showed a 5 % decline year-on-year, but a slight increase quarter- on-quarter.


Source: GMB / casino-review.co