The Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority, has released its yearly Gambling Market in Numbers data report.
Firstly, the Authority notes that while 2020, 2021 and 2022 all had some level of restrictions on the land-based gambling market due to global events, 2023 was the first year since the Covid-19 pandemic that all restrictions were lifted.
The total gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the Danish gambling market was DDK 10.3bn (US$1.48bn), which was a decrease of 1.7% year-on-year.
Even with the increase in online and land-based casinos, at 0.3% and 2.6% respectively, this wasn’t enough to offset decreases across other verticals. Lotteries dropped 0.7% to DKK 3.47bn, betting fell 9% to DKK 2.2bn and gaming machines decreased 1.4% to DKK 1.18bn.
