GGR for the seven land-based casinos meanwhile was US$62.25m in 2017, US$830,000 lower than 2016, a fall of 1.3%
The report stated: “In the fourth quarter of 2017, 51.5% of GGR for the regulated Danish gambling market was generated online. In comparison, this figure stood at 47.4% in the fourth quarter of 2016.”
“The online market includes GGR from online casinos, online betting, and online sales of lottery products, while land-based gambling refers to land-based casinos, gaming machines, land-based betting, and sales of lottery products in shops and kiosks. Growth in GGR between 2016 and 2017 is primarily attributable to increased online sales.”
Gaming machines are the most popular type of game in online casinos, accounting for 61.5% cent of GGR, followed by roulette (11.3%), blackjack (10.4%) and commission games (7.3%) such as multi-player poker. The other category covers a range of games, including video poker.
The report added: “As a share of our total gambling spend, Danes spend more on betting and casino games than its European counterparts, but less on lotteries. Measured according to GGR per capita, Danes are third for both betting and casino games, and thirteenth for lotteries.”
There were approximately 25,600 gaming machines in operation in Denmark in 2,690 locations, of which 1,135 are gambling arcades and 1,555 are premises with an alcohol licence. There were 345 licence holders with permission to operate gaming machines.
Source: GMB / G3 Newswire
