Alex Smith
Sophia NovakivskaRegulator: SpillemyndighedenPlayers: legalLicensed online market since 2012; unlicensed sites are DNS-blocked by court order twice a year.
Gambling in Denmark is governed by the Gambling Act (Spilleloven), which requires a licence from the Danish Gambling Authority (Spillemyndigheden) to offer games for money. Licensed online casino and betting are legal. Unlicensed sites aimed at Danish players are blocked at DNS level by court order, and operators can be reported to the police. Winnings from licensed Danish operators are tax-free for players.
At a glance
- Legal for players
- Players: legal Online casino and betting are legal for players with operators holding a Danish licence; unlicensed sites are blocked, and I found no penalty for players.
- Licence types
- Online casino, betting, land-based casino, gaming machines, non-profit lotteries and others under the Gambling Act (Spilleloven).
- Who is punished
- Operators offering unlicensed games, and media, streamers and affiliates who promote them. Players: no penalty found.
- Penalties
- Order to stop, court-ordered DNS blocking, police report, fine or up to 6 months' imprisonment (§ 59).
- Winnings tax
- Winnings at Danish-licensed operators are tax-free for players. Foreign winnings are tax-free only if the operator is licensed in the EU/EEA and the same game is lawful in Denmark. Operators pay 28% of gross gaming revenue.
Law-change timeline
- The one-year betting and online casino licences issued the year before are extended to five-year licences.
- Frederiksberg court orders telecom providers to block 24 unlicensed gambling sites.
- Copenhagen court allows the blocking of 25 sites, 15 of them skin betting.
- Frederiksberg court allows the blocking of 79 sites, including Roblox skin betting. Blocking cases now go to court twice a year.
- Frederiksberg court allows the blocking of 178 sites, the most in a single case since 2012.
- Frederiksberg court allows the blocking of 98 sites, bringing the total to 870 since 2012.
Enforcement (6)
| Date | Who | Penalty | Why | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 unlicensed gambling websites | Court-ordered DNS blocking (Frederiksberg court) | Offering gambling to Danish players without a licence | notice | |
| Spilhuset.dk A/S | Fine of DKK 3,000, accepted 29 July 2025 | Gaming machine in use after its five-year inspection certificate had expired | notice | |
| 178 unlicensed gambling websites | Court-ordered DNS blocking (Frederiksberg court) | Offering gambling to Danish players without a licence | notice | |
| Twitch streamer (unnamed) | Fine of DKK 10,000, accepted after a police report | Promoting gambling operators without a Danish licence | notice | |
| 79 unlicensed gambling websites | Court-ordered DNS blocking (Frederiksberg court) | Unlicensed casino, betting and skin betting aimed at Danes | notice | |
| Association in Odense | Fine of DKK 15,000 plus costs (Odense court); appealed | Running bingo and banko as its main activity, against the state lottery monopoly | notice |
Regulator
Sources
- Spillemyndigheden — Frederiksberg court allows the blocking of 98 sites, bringing the total to 870 since 2012. · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked
- Spillemyndigheden — Frederiksberg court allows the blocking of 178 sites, the most in a single case since 2012. · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked
- Spillemyndigheden — Frederiksberg court allows the blocking of 79 sites, including Roblox skin betting. Blocking cases now go to court twice a year. · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked
- Spillemyndigheden — Copenhagen court allows the blocking of 25 sites, 15 of them skin betting. · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked
- Spillemyndigheden — Frederiksberg court orders telecom providers to block 24 unlicensed gambling sites. · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked
- Spillemyndigheden — The one-year betting and online casino licences issued the year before are extended to five-year licences. · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked
- Spillemyndigheden — Spilhuset.dk A/S · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked
- Spillemyndigheden — Twitch streamer (unnamed) · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked
- Spillemyndigheden — Association in Odense · spillemyndigheden.dk · checked