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Denmark – Land-based drives Denmark’s gambling sector to16 per cent increase in January
By Phil - 5 April 2023
Denmark’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for betting, online casino, gaming machines and land-based casino increased by 15.9 per cent in january to reach DKK595m.
The overall increase in January 2023 for the four gambling areas is driven by the development in GGR for gaming machines and land-based casino, which increase respectively by DKK81m and DKK27m compared to January 2022. The increase for the two areas is due to arcades and land-based casinos being closed in January 2022 due to covid-19 restrictions, which they were not in January 2023.
The GGR for betting and online casino fell by DKK19m and DDK7m respectively in January 2023 compared to January 2022. This corresponds to 8.3 per cent respectively. and 2.7 per cent
In this edition of the statistics, data for monopoly lotteries in 2022 has been added, which means that the total gambling market in 2022 has now been calculated. In 2022, the GGR for the total Danish gaming market amounted to DKK 10.1bn. In fixed prices, this is a drop of almost DKK300m, corresponding to 2.8 per cent, compared to 2021.
