Gross gaming revenue (GGR) was down by 6.9% across betting, online casino, gaming machines & land-based casino.
By Will Underwood
The Danish Gambling Regulator, Spillemyndigheden, has released the nation’s figures for gambling spend in April, with combined GGR for betting, gaming machines, land-based casino and online casino decreasing by 6.9% to DKK 595m ($86.4m).
Of the statistics released from the four focus markets detailed above, all but one marked a decrease from April 2023. Betting GGR settled at DKK 195m this April, down by 20.9% from the figure recorded in the same month last year. As shown in the figures released by Spillemyndigheden, the mode of betting was largely dominated by mobile, with 63% of wagers being placed on mobile phones.
Land-based casinos also displayed a marginal decrease of 1.6% year-on-year to DKK 31m, with average daily GGR hitting DKK 993,866. GGR generated from gaming machines also saw a downward turn, with the final figure for the month landing at DKK 96m, down 7.3% from April 2023.
Online casino, however, saw a moderate uptick of 6.04% year-on-year, with GGR settling at DKK 273m for April 2024, compared to the DKK 257m generated in April of the previous year – making it the leading industry segment in GGR generated. This industry segment was largely dominated by gaming machines, which accounted for some 76.3% of the GGR generated by online casino gambling, with Roulette in second place at 6.7%.
Last month, official figures from February in Denmark were released. In this monthly period, GGR increased by 18% year-on-year to DKK 587m, with online casino leading the way once again.