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The Ministry can also determine the maximum and minimum stake permitted in casinos and may stipulate the age limit for entry. Casino slots must pay out a minimum of 80 per cent and most slots across the casinos actually pay out 93 per cent.
However there are no limitations to the number of slots or tables operated and casinos pay no licensing fees. To enter a Danish casino visitors must register their name, address, birth date and nationality and show identification papers.
Casinos are taxed with a progressive tax on their gaming income with the first DKK4m per month being taxed at 45 per cent and anything above taxed at 75 per cent. The Danish Jackpot was set up in 2005 and enables the six Danish casinos to offer jackpot machines which are all connected in a network with a nationwide pool.
The jackpot offers up to DKK2 million in prizes for just a minimum bet of €1 and maximum of €27 per game.
Total prize pool will be limited to DKK15,000 with a maximum buy in of DKK300.
Meanwhile the regulation of the gaming sector has been simplified and grouped under the Ministry of Taxation and the regulation and control will now be carried out by the Danish Gaming Board. In the future this could see a positive effect on changes in AWP legislation.
Some operators are talking about possible changes for the AWP sector which could see AWPs not only operated in different locations in the future but the stake could be doubled to DKK1 with a maximum payout of DKK600 whilst also offering DKK4,000 payouts via jackpot games. However the Danish Ministry of Taxation (Skatteministiet) says there are no concrete plans for any changes. There is also a rumour that VLTs could also begin to enter the market in the near future.
One such company interested in the changes in the AWP market is Jack.Pot operations which has some 1,800 AWPs in restaurants and arcades throughout Denmark and its own operations.
Jens Uldall Pedersen of Jack.Pot said: “Previously it was per specifications in the law how the machines should operate and that has been taken out and given to the authority to make the decisions. So we do not need to go to parliament each time to change the specifications.
“This could be a significant change over the next few years. Our machines are very
different than those in other European countries. We have no double or features and it is possible now the authorities will look outside of Denmark to see how other machines work.
“I think next year the gaming authority will come up with new specifications and we will see some changes that will be very interesting and positive for our industry.”
CASINOS The casino market in Denmark didn’t really open up until 1990 when the law was changed to permit the operation of casinos by both domestic and foreign operators.
Story has it that back in 1859 the original Marienlyst Hotel was built as an inland health resort but when the hotel became too small the new Marienlyst was built and the Crown Prince also granted the hotel permission to run a casino.
Until 1990 when the new gambling act was passed the Marienlyst was the only casino in Denmark. When the law changed a further five casinos opened – three by Casinos Austria International and another two run by independent companies.
The casino sector is regulated under the Casino Gaming Act and the Casino Executive Orders. The Danish government does not hold a monopoly over the casino market but has always strived to control and regulate the casinos and has done so be restricting the number of operators in the market.
Danske Spil has
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.
A percentage of the bet is then contributed to the national pot and the value can be followed via website
dedanskecasinoer.dk. The jackpot has a 93 per cent payout which is double that of the national lottery.
Under the new gaming proposals it is suggested that the gaming authority will take control of all licensed casinos and the authority will be responsible for accesses the market and making any ‘adjustments’
Some suggest the new liberalisation of the Danish market could pave the way for further land-based casinos to be opened although if so it is only expected another two will probably open. However the proposed changes to allow online gaming will certainly affect land based businesses.
As Erik Jensen, Operations Manager at Casino Copenhagen said: “The online casinos only have to pay 20 per cent in gaming tax thereby gaining an unfair advantage in the financial ability to promote their product.”
CASINOMUNKEBJERGVEJLE This casino was opened on New Years Eve in 1990 and is operated by CAI. Located in the Munkebjerg Forest in central Jutland the casino offers stunning view of the Vejle Fjord. It is located in the Hotel Munkebjerg and is also home to the gourmet ‘Jackpot’ Restaurant complementing the hotel’s own restaurants.
The casino is also attached to a 27 hole golf club and there are various golfing and
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