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Find the latest news from The Danish Gambling Authority and search the archives for news from 2011 to today.
10. Feb 2021
Today, the Danish Gambling Authority has published statistics for Q4 2020. The figures show that the gambling market increased in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to 2019.
05. Feb 2021
There has been a small change in the opening hours for calls to the Danish Gambling Authority's main telephone number (+45 72 38 79 13) and ROFUS-phone (+ 45 72 38 60 20)
25. Jan 2021
We are doing a survey about ROFUS focusing on what players think of ROFUS. Why do you register with ROFUS - or why do you not register? We would like to know more about this.
25. Jan 2021
In November last year, Anders Dorph joined the Danish Gambling Authority as director of the authority. We asked him to share his impressions from the first couple of months:
25. Jan 2021
The Danish Gambling Authority has updated the pages on the website that relate to the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism.
22. Dec 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority have updated the Guide on the duty of disclosure when marketing and advertising gambling and the Guide on sales promotion, respectively.
18. Dec 2020
All gaming machines must be provided with the newest, non-manipulable editions of the game(s) that are offered on the gaming machines upon inspections from 1 January 2021.
10. Dec 2020
Since the liberalisation of gambling on horse racing in 2018, players have shown a greater interest in betting on horse races.
07. Dec 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority wishes to inform that in connection with the lockdown of 38 municipalities, restaurants, gambling arcades and casinoes will close in these municipalities.
03. Dec 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority has published a newsletter for licence holders residing or established outside an EU or EEA-country.
01. Dec 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority has published a fact sheet, which describes the Danes' gambling spend in 2019 compared to other European countries.
24. Nov 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority have updated the Danish Gambling Authority's guide on responsible gambling.
19. Nov 2020
Today, the Danish Gambling Authority has published statistics for Q3 2020.
16. Nov 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority's Register of self-excluded players (ROFUS) has a new logo, which is available in four different variations.
28. Oct 2020
On the 22nd of June 2020, the requirements of “Technical requirements – online casino and betting” and “The Danish Gambling Authority’s requirements for reporting game data” were notified.
28. Oct 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority’s statements of the Danish gambling market from 2019 show that from 2018 to 2019 there has been a slight decrease in the weekly spending on gam
27. Oct 2020
Since the partial liberalisation of the Danish gambling market in 2012, Danes increasingly prefer to gambl
30. Sep 2020
Anders Dorph has been appointed director for the Danish Gambling Authority from 1 November. He comes from a position as executive at The Danish Immigration Service.
11. Sep 2020
18 months after the Danish Gambling Authority opened the “StopSpillet” (StopGambling) helpline, the advisers have spoken to more than 1,000 people who have sought help and guidanc
01. Sep 2020
On 1 September 2020, it is 20 years since the Danish Gambling Authority was established.
24. Aug 2020
Today, the Danish Gambling Authority has released statistics of Q2 2020. Among other things, the figures show that several gambling sectors have been affected by the corona lockdown.
01. Jul 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority has released a guide for gambling operators and other stakeholders about gambling operators' duty of disclosure when advertising and marketing gambling.
26. Jun 2020
In cooperation with VIVE (Danish National Research and Analysis Center for Welfare), The Danish Gambling Authority has launched a research project on young people and their relati
25. Jun 2020
In May 2021, MitID is to be introduced to all Danish citizens and businesses. MitID will replace NemID, which is expected to be phased out by the end of 2021.
22. Jun 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority has issued new versions of the technical requirements, which apply to operators offering online casino and/or betting.
04. Jun 2020
Today, the Danish Gambling Authority has released a newsletter on lotteries at pubs, because the Danish Gambling Authority has been made aware that several pubs offer different types of lotteries.<
29. May 2020
All betting and/or online casino licence holders that have held a licence in the entire period between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019 must submit an annual account.
26. May 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority find that there is a need to increase knowledge about the rules on crowdfundings that in addition to the fundraising also includes a lottery.
14. May 2020
Statistics for the Danish gambling market Q1 2020 are published on the Danish Gambling Authority's website under the menu news.