Danish Gambling Revenue for 2023 Falls by 1.7%

Online casinos the most popular form of gambling

by - Thursday, April 11th, 2024 9:17

Danish Regulator Spillemyndigheden

The Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, has released its latest gambling data report showing that overall gross gaming revenue (GGR) for 2023 came to DKK 10.3 billion ($1.48/€1.38 billion).

The latest figures represent a drop of 1.7% on 2022’s total.

Danish Gambling Revenue for 2023 Falls by 1.7% Danish Gambling Revenue for 2023 Falls by 1.7%

Danish Gambling Market Key Highlights 2023

GGR

  • Lottery GGR – DKK 3.46 billion ($498/€463.7 million), down by 0.74%
  • Online casino GGR – DKK 3.07 billion ($441.9/€411.5 million), up by 2.3%
  • Danish Gambling Revenue for 2023 Falls by 1.7%
  • Gaming machines GGR – DKK 1.17 billion ($168.3/€156.8 million), down by 1.6%
  • Land-based casino GGR – DKK 362 million ($52.1/€48.5 million), up by 0.2%

Gambling Activity

  • Average gambling spend per person – DKK 2,148, down by 2.9%
  • 67% of all online gambling activity in 2023 was on mobile devices
  • Online casino is the most popular form of gambling accounting for 42% of all activity
  • Danish Gambling Revenue for 2023 Falls by 1.7%
  • 46,152 Danes were registered with ROFUS(self exclusion program) in 2023, up by 18%
  • 52% of self-excluding players had started gambling before turning 18

Earlier this month, the regulator released its report on illegal gambling. The report revealed that traffic to illegal gambling websites has dropped significantly. According to data, visits to illegal gambling sites fell from 15.8 million in 2017 to just 1.8 million in 2023, a decrease of 89%.

Danish Gambling Revenue for 2023 Falls by 1.7%, Danish Gambling Revenue for 2023 Falls by 1.7%, evospin.com, and mansioncasino.com. The regulator also blocked 13 skin betting websites including csgopositive.me and drop.skin.

Thomas Nielsen

Gambling industry journalist with a background in online poker and trading. Covering the regulated U.S Sports industry and the exciting world of online poker.