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Denmark’s Gross Gaming Revenue Down 18.2% in August

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October 13, 2021

Niji Narayan

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The Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden has announced the country’s gaming revenue for August, which amounted to €66.3m. This was a decrease of 18.2% from July and down 1.2% from the previous August.

Sports betting revenue was down significantly, dropping to DKK128m from DKK235m in July. This was a decrease of 45.5% month-on-month and down 26.0% from DKK173m recorded in August 2020.

Online casino revenue came to DKK221m, a 3.4% drop from DKK229m reported in July but an 87.2% rise from DKK118m reported in the previous August.

Slot machine revenue totalled DKK112m in August, a rise of 2.7% from July and a 1.8% rise from August last year.

Land-based casinos generated DKK33m in revenue throughout the month. This was an increase of 6.4% monthly and 13.7% year-on-year.

In August, it was announced that Danish gaming revenue for the first half of the year had grown by 6.4% to DKK2.8bn.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.