Analysis
• Horse and greyhound racing betting licence is also given to one company (Danske Spil)
• Betting permits are offered for a period of five years these cannot offer horse/dog/pigeon racing and lotteries. Only land based betting.
• Online casinos maybe authorised for the provision of combination bets and roulette and AWP permits offered for up to five years.
• Permits for games providers can be given to Danish or foreign EU companies
• The Gaming Authority will ensure compliance with the law regarding regulations and licensing conditions and can revoke any licences.
• The Ministry of Taxation will set the fees for costs associated with the administration of licensing and permit holders etc.
• A tax rate of 20 per cent of the GGR for betting and online casino games.
In a bid to stop non-licensed companies entering and operating within the Danish online gaming market the government is proposing to introduce a system of ISP and financial transaction blocking and a marketing ban for non-licensed operators.
This is aimed at preventing non licensed operators from attracting Danish customers and a prohibition for non Danish residents to participate in Danish licensed game.
Online poker over the last few years has become increasingly popular and is the most popular online game played at the moment in Denmark.
Because poker cannot really be played in a closed network with just Danish players, it is now authorised to offer poker via an open network even though operators are controlled by Danish law and must pay tax on that game.
Danske Spil has also recently partnered with online gaming provider Party Gaming to prepare for upcoming competition. The two companies signed a five year agreement in January this year.
Meanwhile UK based wagering operation, Ladbrokes, has already indicated that it would be prepared to submit to regulations if the Danish market opens to the online gaming industry.
However it is thought new licences offered by the government could prove too expensive for some with notoriously high
Taxes on individuals inDenmark are
among the highest in Europewith, up until recently, income tax ranging from42 per cent up to 63 per
cent for income over €40,000
approximately. Capital income is
taxed up to 59 per cent and share
income is taxed at
between 28 per cent and 45 per cent for income over €15,000.
In 2008Danske Spil’s online games began under the Zezam
MultiplayerGames brandwhichwas launched on the
danskespil.dk websitewhere
players can compete against each other in real time online. A
series ofmultiplayer games have been
launched since then such asWhist,
Hearts,Yatzy and Ludo.
TURNOVERINTHEDANISHGAMBLINGMARKETIN2008(SKAT.DK) CATEGORY
DEPOSITS(DKKmillions)
DanskeSpil BETTING Tipping Odds
Horses/greyhoundracing
LOTTERIES LotteryGames Joker Keno
Scratchcard Bingo
Othergames TOTAL
OTHERDANISHPROVIDERS Lottery
Agricultural lotteries
Humanitariansweepstakes Bingo
Slotmachines Casino
TOTAL
FOREIGNGAMEPROVIDERS BookmakerSpil
Onlinecasinogames/poker TOTAL TOTALOVERALLGAMINGMARKET GROSSGAMINGREVENUE
DENMARK REPORT
165
2,225 610
3,870 530 185 905 130 125
8,745
655 175 405 420
12,425* n/a
14,080
2,100 n/a
2,100 24,925
85
620 160
2,130 295 75
425 45 40
3,875
220 65
245 190
2,235* 425
3,380
180 350 430
7,685 *ApproxSKK2,200mindepositsandDKK395inGGRisfromDanskAutomatSpil. G3i I ISSUE 2 I PAGE 67
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