Key Highlights of the Study
- 21.7% of respondents gambled online in the past year.
- Average spend on online gambling was DKK 6,500.
- 15% minors aged between 15 and 17gambled online in the last year
- 3.8% of respondents use illegal online gambling websites
- 8.6% of gamblers uncertain about the licensing status of the sites they used
Most popular forms of gambling
- Lotteries and scratch cards – 13.4%
- Sports Betting – 8.7%
- Online casinos – 4.1%
- Skins betting – 0.7%
- Other forms of gambling – 1.6%
Most popular forms of unlicensed gambling
- Online casinos – 43.4% Denmark Regulator Study Finds 15% of 15-17 Year-Olds Gamble Illegally
- Skins betting – 34.2%
- Lotteries and scratch cards – 12.4%
- Other types of gambling – 8.2%
Reasons for gambling on licensed sites
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Denmark Regulator Study Finds 15% of 15-17 Year-Olds Gamble Illegally
- Reliability and responsibility of the site – 48%
- The site being in Danish – 45%
- Site’s contribution to Danish taxes – 29%
- Safeguards against problem gambling – 16%
- Better self-exclusion options – 9%
Reasons for gambling on unlicensed sites
- Availability of unique game types – 37% Denmark Regulator Study Finds 15% of 15-17 Year-Olds Gamble Illegally
- Larger bonuses – 26%
- Exclusion from licensed sites through the ROFUS – 23%
- Being under 18 – 21%
- No need for identification – 17%
- Better or different payment options – 19%
In December of last year Spillemyndigheden launched a nationwide campaign to educate young people under the age of 18 about the dangers associated with gambling. The campaign was driven primarily by the data released in today’s published study.
Thomas Nielsen
Denmark Regulator Study Finds 15% of 15-17 Year-Olds Gamble Illegally