Spillemyndigheden unsure if drop in Danish retail betting linked to new ID laws

Spillemyndigheden, Denmark’s Gambling Authority, published its ‘Game Consumption Report’ stating that land-based gaming venues experienced a decline in bets volume towards the end of 2023.

Data highlighted by the paper reports that land-based betting activity for November dropped to 15.5% from the 27.27% in October.

Overall, the market’s entire gross gaming revenue (GGR) from sports betting in October fell from September’s strong estimates of DKK 184m (£21.1m) to around DKK 52m (£5.9m) – a 76% decline on corresponding results.

Though yet to be specified, it is suggested that the notable drop of engagement in the fourth quarter of 2023 might be related to what is now known as the ‘Safe Play’ cards – a form of ID verification first introduced by Denmark’s national lottery Danske Spil.

Back in 2019, the Danish operator brought the idea to light as a method to limit underage gambling and money laundering in the country by rolling out physical and electronic ID cards to its network o..

News. Research. Education. Discussions.
Raising industry standards on player protection, across the board.

FORGOT PASSWORD

Email sent

Related posts

Germany regulator set to expand central monitoring system LUGAS   

TAB issued $2.7m penalty for spam and telemarketing breaches

UK affordability check clash looming on the horizon