Euros and icasino drive Denmark gambling revenue up 37% in June

Revenue in June was comfortably clear of the DKK513m reported in Denmark last year. The total reported by Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden comprises gambling revenue from sports betting, online casino, land-based casinos and physical slot machines.

The sports betting market performed strongly, in a month where Euro 2024 kicked off. Revenue jumped 75.7% year-on-year to DKK271m, with 64.1% of this coming from mobile betting. 

Euro 2024 started on 14 June, running to the middle of July. The Denmark national team progressed to the round of 16, but were knocked out after losing 2-0 to hosts Germany.

Online casino revenue falls just short of record in June 

While sports betting performed strongly in June online casino remains the primary source of gambling revenue in Denmark, generating DKK303m. This is 27.2% up year-on-year and only marginally behind March’s DKK310m record.

Slots accounted for 76.4% of all online casino revenue during the month. Roulette’s share was 6.7% and blackjack 6.6%, while bingo contributed 3.9% of GGR for the vertical.

Switching attention to the retail market, revenue from physical slot machines amounted to DKK97m, up 6.6%. Of this, 79.2% came from gambling halls and 20.8% restaurants. 

Finally, land-based casinos generated DKK32m in revenue in June, an increase of 7.1%.

Self-excluded players surpass 50,000 in Denmark 

Separate to the revenue data, Spillemyndigheden’s stats on self-exclusion showed 50,403 people have self-excluded using the Rofus platform.

This included 33,511 that have blocked themselves from gambling for life, while 16,892 opted for temporary exclusion. There were also 32 calls to the country’s gambling support helpline StopSpillet, comprising mainly those aged between 26 and 35, and again mostly men.