Denmark’s playing market skilled a big increase in June 2024, with whole income growing by 37.0% year-on-year to DKK703m (£81.1m/€94.2m/$103.0m), in keeping with the latest figures from the Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden. This progress was largely pushed by a considerable rise in sports activities betting, which noticed a notable enhance through the Euro 2024 soccer event.
Sports Betting Leads the Growth
Sports betting emerged because the standout performer in Denmark’s playing sector for June, with income hovering by 75.7% year-on-year to DKK271m. A good portion of this, 64.1%, got here from cellular betting, reflecting the rising development of wagering through smartphones and different cellular gadgets. The Euro 2024 event, which started on 14 June and bumped into mid-July, was a serious driver of this enhance. Although Denmark’s nationwide group was eradicated in the spherical of 16 after a 2-0 loss to hosts Germany, the event nonetheless generated vital betting exercise.
Online Casino Revenue Nears Record Levels
While sports activities betting was the spotlight of June, on-line casinos remained the biggest contributor to Denmark’s total playing income. Online on line casino income reached DKK303m, marking a 27.2% enhance from the earlier 12 months. This determine was simply shy of the document DKK310m reported in March 2024.
Slots continued to dominate the net on line casino section, accounting for 76.4% of the full on-line on line casino income in June. Roulette contributed 6.7%, whereas blackjack accounted for 6.6%. Bingo additionally made a contribution, producing 3.9% of the gross gaming income (GGR) for the net on line casino vertical.
Retail Gambling Sees Modest Gains
Denmark’s retail playing sector additionally noticed progress in June 2024. Revenue from bodily slot machines rose by 6.6% to DKK97m. Of this whole, 79.2% got here from playing halls, with the remaining 20.8% generated by slot machines in eating places.
Land-based casinos, one other key element of Denmark’s playing market, reported DKK32m in income for June, representing a 7.1% year-on-year enhance.
Self-Exclusion Statistics Highlight Responsible Gambling Efforts
In addition to the income figures, Spillemyndigheden launched knowledge on self-exclusion by way of the Rofus platform. As of June 2024, a complete of fifty,403 people in Denmark have self-excluded from playing. This consists of 33,511 individuals who have opted for lifetime exclusion and 16,892 who’ve chosen non permanent exclusion. The nation’s playing help helpline, StopSpillet, additionally recorded 32 calls in June, primarily from males aged between 26 and 35.
Source:
Euros and icasino drive Denmark gambling revenue up 37% in June, igamingbusiness.com, August 8, 2024.
