A land-based casino is a physical casino with a licence to provide roulette, poker, baccarat, punto banco, black jack, and gambling on gaming machines.
Today, there are seven casinos with licence to operate land-based casinos in Denmark. On this page, you can find a list of the casinos with a licence.
How to obtain a licence
At the moment, it is not possible to apply for a licence to operate a casino in Denmark.
When one of the current licences becomes available, it will be put out to tender publically. Moreover, the government can decide to permit further licences to the establishment of casinos.
Public procurement of an available licence will be published in the press, after which it is possible to apply for a licence to the Danish Gambling Authority.
The Danish Gambling Authority must authorise managers and employees of a casino. For the authorisation as manager/employee you need form no. 8-01.
Tournaments in adjacent premises
The Danish Gambling Authority has set guidelines and terms and conditions for licence to hold tournaments in adjacent premises at land-based casinos.
General technical requirements
These documents provide you with the requirements for the technical configuration.
- Begrebsmodel Standard Records Kasino (DK & UK)
- Krav til tilladelsesindehaver - Kasinoer (DK & UK)
- Standard record examples - casino
- Standard record XSD schema - casino
- Standard Record Validator Tool
- Tilslutningsforløb - vejledning til kasinoer (DK & UK)
- Vejledning til tekniske krav - Kasinoer (DK & UK)
XSD forms for standard records, used for reporting of game data
Tool for validating XML files
Certification programme
Certificate program documents
The Danish Gambling Authority’s certification programme is set out to ensure that the gambling system and gambling equipment executes games in a correct way and that the security surrounding the gambling system is maintained. The Danish Gambling Authority’s certification programme supplements the gambling regulation, individual licence terms and the administrative practice set out by the Danish Gambling Authority.
The licence holder must be certified at all times in accordance with those parts of the certification programme which apply to their specific offer of gambling products.
For each type of game there is a set of testing standards and a set of inspection standards, which apply for the game type in question. Furthermore, five documents apply across all types, except for land-based casino where it is only the general requirements and test- and inspection standards which apply. Each document sets out minimum requirements for the arrangement of the gambling system, business processes, and business systems of the licence holder.
The general framework for certification of licence holders and the general conditions
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are protected against threats and secure sensitive information stored in the systems.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are tested for vulnerabilities.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are scanned for vulnerabilities
Ensuring that all changes to the gambling system are conducted to this set of standards, hereby seeking an adequate quality for the implementation of changes.
The general framework for certification of licence holders and the general conditions
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are protected against threats and secure sensitive information stored in the systems.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are tested for vulnerabilities.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are scanned for vulnerabilities
Ensuring that all changes to the gambling system are conducted to this set of standards, hereby seeking an adequate quality for the implementation of changes.
The general framework for certification of licence holders and the general conditions
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are protected against threats and secure sensitive information stored in the systems.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are tested for vulnerabilities.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are scanned for vulnerabilities
Ensuring that all changes to the gambling system are conducted to this set of standards, hereby seeking an adequate quality for the implementation of changes.
The general framework for certification of licence holders and the general conditions
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are protected against threats and secure sensitive information stored in the systems.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are tested for vulnerabilities.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are scanned for vulnerabilities
Ensuring that all changes to the gambling system are conducted to this set of standards, hereby seeking an adequate quality for the implementation of changes.
The general framework for certification of licence holders and the general conditions
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are protected against threats and secure sensitive information stored in the systems.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are tested for vulnerabilities.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are scanned for vulnerabilities
Ensuring that all changes to the gambling system are conducted to this set of standards, hereby seeking an adequate quality for the implementation of changes.
The general framework for certification of licence holders and the general conditions
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are protected against threats and secure sensitive information stored in the systems.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are tested for vulnerabilities.
Ensuring that the licence holder's gambling system and business system are scanned for vulnerabilities
Ensuring that all changes to the gambling system are conducted to this set of standards, hereby seeking an adequate quality for the implementation of changes.
When you have obtained a licence
A licence is valid for 10 years.
Gaming machines in land-based casinos must like other gaming machines be approved by an accredited test house and be connected to the control system at the Danish Gambling Authority. The approval is valid for five years. You will find a list of accredited test houses further below.
The Danish Gambling Authority supervises that the casinos are operated in a responsible manner. One of the ways in which we may conduct the supervision, is to have a supervisor from the Danish Gambling Authority be present during some of the opening hours of the casino.
Fee on land-based casino
Licence holders must pay an annual fee, which is calculated on the basis of the gross gaming revenue in the calendar year. New licence holders must pay the fee no later than one month after the licence has become effective.
At the turn of the year, existing licence holders will receive an invoice from the Danish Gambling Authority with the charge of a prepaid fee for the calendar year and possible adjustment of the prepaid fee for the previous year. The gross gaming revenue for the previous year and the coming year is calculated by the Danish Gambling Authority and placed within the intervals below. Subsequently, we will calculate the fee you must pay. The invoice must be paid no later than a month after the date of collection.
The annual fees are adjusted according to section 20 in the Act on Income Tax.
Guides
The legislation on all gambling categories
Technical requirements for server supported gaming machines and gaming machines at land-based casinos. (Only available in Danish)
Guide to reporting of games on server-based gaming machines and gaming machines in land-based casinos
Laws and Executive Orders
See historical versions of the legislation
Notice: There may have been made later changes to the acts/executive orders. Please confer with the Danish legal text in order to ensure that you have the latest version of the acts. You are always welcome to contact the Danish Gambling Authority in case of doubt.
The English versions of the acts and executive orders are unofficial translations. In case of any discrepancy between the original Danish text and the English translations of the acts and executive orders, the Danish text shall prevail.
On preventive measures against money laundering and financing of terrorism (Act on Money Laundering)
Only available in Danish
On partial exception of certain games from the Act on Money Laundering
Only available in Danish
List of licence holders
Helsingør:
Casino Marienlyst
Ndr. Strandvej 2
3000 Helsingør
Copenhagen:
Casino Copenhagen
Amager Boulevard 70
2300 København S
Odense:
Casino Odense
Claus Bergs Gade 7
5000 Odense
Vejle:
Casino Munkebjerg Vejle
Munkebjergvej 125
7100 Vejle
Aalborg:
Casino Aalborg
Ved Stranden 16
9000 Aalborg
Aarhus:
Royal Casino
Store Torv 4
8000 Aarhus
Fjord Line AS:
Casino Oceans Twenty One
On board the ship MS Bergensfjord
Fjord Line AS:
Casino Oceans Twenty One
On board the ship MS Stavangerfjord
Casinos being established:
None
List of accredited test houses
The Danish Gambling Authority has approved the following accredited test houses:
- Force Technology
Park Allé 345
2605 Brøndby
- Teknologisk Institut
Materialafprøvning
Teknologiparken
8000 Århus C
- GLI Europe BV
Satellietbaan 12
2181 MH Hillegom
Holland
- Quinel M Limited
Luxe Pavilion Level 2
Portomosa Complex
SJ 1430 St Julians
Malta
- Slovenian Institute af Quality and Metrology
Trzaska Cesta 2
SI 1000 Ljubljana
Slovenien
- BMM Testlabs
Edificio Vinson del Parque Empresarial Vallsolana
Camí de Can Camps, 17-19
08174 Sant Cugat del Vallés
Barcelona
Spain
Spillemyndighedens standarder for testvirksomheder til godkendelse og syn af gevinstgivende
spilleautomater i spillehaller og restaurationer.
The guideline for approval of test-houses is currently only available in Danish.