Denmark’s gambling regulator, the Spillemyndigheden, published data about the local gambling industry’s performance in February 2025. The regulator also published data about the overall gaming metrics in 2024.

The Gambling Spend in Denmark Was 0.6% Higher in February

According to the Spillemyndigheden, Danes spent 0.6% more on gambling in February 2025 than they did in February 2024. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in the money local gamblers spent on online casino gaming.

The growth in iGaming offset declines across other verticals, such as betting, gambling machines and land-based casino gaming.

The aforementioned changes were likewise reflected in the total GGR for the period. Betting GGR, for example, declined to $25.4 million for the period, while gaming machines and land-based casinos posted $13.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively. iGaming GGR, on the other hand, increased from $40.3 million in February 2024 to $42.6 million in February 2025.

The total GGR for February 2025 stood at $85.5 million.

Almost 60K Danes Excluded Themselves from Gambling

The Spillemyndigheden also highlighted figures related to the StopSpillet hotline and the self-exclusion register ROFUS.

StopSpillet data showed that over half of all players did not spend more than 10 hours on gambling a week. Conversely, a staggering 9.1% said they spent more than 70 hours gambling a week. Some 53.8% of those said they started gambling when they were 17 or younger.

As of February 2025, there were also 58,280 people who had opted to exclude themselves from gambling via the ROFUS scheme. Some 37,772 of them had chosen to be excluded for a lifetime.

Further statistics show that 78.1% of all registrants were male, while 21.9% were female.

2024 Was a Strong Year for Gaming

In addition to that, the Spillemyndigheden noted that the Danish gaming industry financials for 2024 were also published. Data shows that the total money Danes spent on gambling reached $1.6 billion in 2024, up 5.6% year-on-year.

GGR for the period stood at $1.05 billion, underpinned by iGaming’s continued growth. Online casinos’ GGR amounted to $510.7 million, representing roughly half of all GGR. The other three core verticals, namely betting, gaming machines, and land-based casinos, posted GGR of $319.4 million, $168.3 million, and $53.3 million, respectively.

These figures suggest that betting and land-based casinos have experienced a slight growth, while gaming machine revenue has remained mostly flat, reporting only a slight decline.

Spillemyndigheden Highlighted FATF Grey List Changes

In other news, the Spillemyndigheden just highlighted recent changes to the grey and lists of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The update showed that the Philippines was no longer on the grey list, while Nepal had been added to it. The black list, on the other hand, remained unchanged.

The Spillemyndigheden reminded operators about the money laundering risks associated with markers included in FATF’s grey list and encouraged them to remain vigilant.