Spillemyndigheden, Denmark’s gambling regulator, has got City Court’s approval to block a hefty amount of illegal gambling websites.
The websites in question were instructed by the authority to stop all operations and has taken the entire case to court.
Process Underway
City Court has, in early March, started proceedings on the case and has agreed to support the case put forward by the Gaming Authority.
The court did state that it needed to ascertain that people actually used these websites.
To that end, the authority provided screenshots from the said websites that prove there was gambling activity there taking place - without the consent by the Danish gambling authority.
The blocking of 55 websites has commenced and the ISPs have announced that they will appeal against the court’s decision.
A Record
The blocked 55 websites are the highest number of blacklisted and prevented gambling sites that the authority has ever achieved since it began operating in 2012.
Anders Dorph, Danish Gambling Authority Director, has said:
“The record-high number clearly shows there is a need for a targeted effort, and we will therefore maintain this increased focus in the future.”
He added that the most important task of the gambling authority is to protect players from illegal gambling. “At the same time, we must ensure the providers who are licensed to offer games in Denmark can run their business under orderly conditions."
Over the years, the authority has blocked 90 sites, with the new case raising the total to 145. The Danish Gaming Authority has said blocking these sites is crucial in ensuring a fair and legal gaming market in Denmark.
Second Highest
In October last year, it was revealed that Denmark has the second-highest online gambling participation in Europe.
Denmark came second only to Sweden, with 53.1% of total revenue coming in from online gambling.
Norway and United Kingdom came third and fourth.
The portion of online revenue that comes from mobile devices grew by five percentage points year-on-year to 61%, after only 11% of revenue came from mobile devices in 2012.
Source:
“Spillemyndigheden”, spillemyndigheden.dk
R0UNDER
3 years ago
Sr. Newbie
It would have been interesting to know exactly which casinos are involved.
Wäre interessant gewesen, wenn man erfahren hätte, um welche Casinos es genau geht.
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Vanenhox
3 years ago
Sr. Member
Before the Danish government made a law that went into effect in 2012 supposedly liberalizing the gaming market here in Denmark, it was legal to play at any given site online. The law really allowed the government to issue licenses and create standards and in so doing enhance the revenue of the Danish State through license...
Before the Danish government made a law that went into effect in 2012 supposedly liberalizing the gaming market here in Denmark, it was legal to play at any given site online. The law really allowed the government to issue licenses and create standards and in so doing enhance the revenue of the Danish State through license fees. It is both good and bad. The new standards benefit players by insuring the providers are fair and honest. Yet there is a much more limited selection of casino's for Danish players who abide by the law and only play at sites authorized by the Gambling Authority. A lot of good gambling sites do not choose to pay for the expensive Danish license and forego the business of Danish players. I think it is probably on balance a positive for players that Denmark regulates online gambling now more than they did before the reform in 2012. A so called illegal site is not necessarily one that is dishonest, however, it is one that just does not pay the license fee. Although it is more likely that unlicensed casino's are shady.
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Sydney
3 years ago
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If you want to have a well-regulated market where players are protected from unfair and illegal practices, that's the way to go. Well done, Danish Gaming Authority!
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Bubbles12
3 years ago
Jr. Member
Good news. Illegals websites don't to any good to anyone..
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MelissaN
3 years ago
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Danish Gaming Authority acted great. All illegal websites should be blacklisted. 55 websites is a great number. Good job!
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DJuka
3 years ago
Super Hero
This is great news, all unfair behaviour should be suspended as soon as possible. I strongly support this action!
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Bixy
3 years ago
Moderator
Great job done by The Danish Gaming Authority. Being the second in online gambling participation in Europe, the authorities in Denmark have been making efforts to stop unfair practices since they don't meet the following criteria. Amazing article for Danish players to keep them updated.
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Dzile
3 years ago
Moderator
Great action by Denmark’s gambling regulator, these sites don't behave fair and players should avoid them
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DomLatVit
3 years ago
Newbie
Way to go to them, what else can be said.
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