Online casino drives Denmark gambling revenue to DKK571m in August

The August total was 4.3% ahead of last year, according to data from Denmark regulator Spillemyndigheden. It was also 3.1% more than DKK554m in July of this year.

Growth was driven by a 20.8% year-on-year increase in online casino revenue to DKK299m in August.

This was also ahead of July by 5.3% and not far off the all-time monthly revenue record for the vertical. Spillemyndigheden reported DKK309m in online casino GGR in March of this year.

However, all other segments of the Danish market reported declines in August. The largest drop came in the sports betting sector, where revenue was 14% lower at DKK147m during the month. This was also 1.3% lower than in July.

Land-based woes continue in Denmark

As for the land-based sector, declines noted in recent months continued in August. Physical slot machine GGR was down 0.2% to DKK96m during the month, though this was higher than in August.

In addition, land-based casino revenue dropped 12% to DKK29m, though this was level with July’s total.

Spillemyndigheden also released data for the ROFUS national self-exclusion scheme. By the end of August, 51,893 had signed up to the initiative, up 12.4% from the same point last year.

Of those registered with ROFUS, 77.3% are male and 22.7% female, with 66.6% selecting the permanent exclusion option (34,522). The total opting for temporary exclusion stands at 17,371.

The data comes after Spillemyndigheden last month revealed people aged 18-25 are most likely to use the StopSpillet support service.

Since StopSpillet’s launch in 2019, the service has seen almost 3,200 enquiries. Some 37% came from people aged between 18 and 25, more than any other age group.