Spillemyndigheden has reported a structural shift in Denmark’s gambling market, with online casino becoming the country’s largest gambling sector for the first time in 2025.
The Danish Gambling Authority’s Gambling Market in Numbers 2025 report shows online casino generated DKK4.31bn ($657.1m) in gross gaming revenue during the year.
Monopoly lotteries, including Lotto, class lotteries and scratch cards, followed with DKK3.49bn.
The change marks a break from the pattern that had held since Denmark partially liberalised its gambling market in 2012. Betting and online casino were opened to licensed operators at that point, while monopoly lottery products retained a central role in the market.
The 2025 figures indicate that online casino growth is now reshaping the market mix rather than simply adding to it. Spillemyndigheden said 73% of all gambling took place on computers or mobile devices in 2025, compared with 70% in 2024.
That shift also places greater weight on Denmark’s online compliance framework. Licensed operators must meet requirements around certification, player protection, anti-money laundering controls and use of responsible gambling tools, including ROFUS, the national self-exclusion register.
The report also includes land-based bingo for the first time. Denmark liberalised the sector on 1 January 2025, bringing it into the annual market statistics alongside online casino, betting, gaming machines, land-based casinos and lotteries.
Spillemyndigheden said the 2025 report uses a changed adjustment method for gross gaming revenue. Figures are now adjusted according to Denmark’s GDP development, based on the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Economic Review from December 2025, at 2026 levels.
The regulator said the revised method aligns its reporting with the wider Ministry of Taxation and Economic Growth framework. It also means figures in this year’s report may differ from earlier publications.
The update follows Spillemyndigheden’s reminder to operators that new games, payment methods and other technology changes must be risk-assessed before launch under anti-money laundering rules.
Spillemyndigheden said the 2025 report’s changed adjustment method means some figures may not be directly comparable with previous annual reports
