C.A.H. Automatservice ApS has been fined DKK 34,606 ($5,295) after a Danish court found it guilty of offering gambling on slot machines without a licence.
The Frederiksberg District Court issued the ruling on 1 May 2026, following a case brought under section 59(1), cf. section 3(1), of Denmark’s Gambling Act.
The breach took place at City Bar, located at Frederiksborgvej 7 in Copenhagen NV, between 7 June and 11 June 2025.
According to the Danish Gambling Authority, the case concerned gambling offered on slot machines without the required licence from the regulator.
C.A.H. Automatservice did not attend court. Because the case did not involve circumstances preventing it, the court processed the matter as if the operator had confessed to the offence.
The ruling adds to a sequence of Danish enforcement actions involving land-based gaming machines, where operators must hold the relevant approval before installing and operating machines in gambling arcades or restaurants.
Denmark’s framework separates gaming machine activity from broader online casino and betting regulation.
Limited land-based licences are available for gaming machines, while licence holders are also subject to requirements covering premises, machine registration, inspections, technical controls and gambling duty.
The Danish Gambling Authority’s guidance states that operators must apply to make changes to the number of gaming machines, arcade arrangements or arcade managers. It also notes that companies must register with the Danish Business Authority before operating gaming machines.
C.A.H. Automatservice has appeared in other Danish enforcement records this year. In January, it accepted a DKK 1,170 fine for offering gaming machine gambling without a licence at Cafe Francke in Frederiksberg. In April, it accepted a DKK 6,000 fine for failing to comply with a Danish Gambling Authority order.
The latest decision therefore points to continued scrutiny of smaller venue-level machine activity, alongside the regulator’s broader oversight of Denmark’s gambling market.
Earlier this month, Fairgame was fined DKK 3,000 after offering prize-winning slot machine games without a permit at 17eren in Varde.
From 1 January 2025, Denmark’s annual gaming machine fee has been based on a licence holder’s GGR from the preceding year
