Denmark’s gambling market recorded growth in November 2025, as total spending increased 17.1%, causing relief and attention across the regulated sector.

Key Points

• Denmark’s gambling market hit top speed in November 2025. People splurged a massive 17.1% more than they did in the same month the year before, as the Danish Gambling Authority released some pretty telling numbers.
• Online casino growth skyrocketed by 27%, and online betting growth wasn’t too shabby either at 14%. Not so much, though, for land-based gambling, where the sectors actually took a hit during the same time frame.
• And a side note: more people than ever were signing up for ROFUS – Denmark’s self-exclusion program – compared to last year.

Gambling expenditure in Denmark increased during November 2025, as Spillemyndigheden data showed total market gross gaming revenue rose 17.1% compared with the same month last year. This increase came mainly from online casino and betting, maintaining volatility between digital gambling channels and land-based segments. Online casinos delivered the highest contribution, with gross gaming revenue rising 27% year on year to DKK 375m, equal to almost 59m USD. Betting gross gaming revenue also moved higher, increasing 14% to reach DKK 265m during November.

Land-Based Gambling Declines as Online Casinos Drive Market Growth

Land-based gambling activity moved lower, as gaming machines declined 1.4% to DKK 95m and land-based casinos fell 3.4% to DKK 30m. Land-based bingo produced close to DKK 2m during the month, keeping overall contribution limited. November’s results came on the heels of a less impressive October, as a downturn in betting activity had already cut into the overall gambling spend across the market. But now, the latest numbers show that things are finally starting to turn around, with online casinos being the real engine driving growth in Denmark’s regulated market in the long run. And it looks like online casinos are here to stay in 2026. Online casino gross gaming revenue just kept building momentum all year, and in the end, it ended up pulling ahead of all the other gambling verticals.

Figures from betting varied from month to month, which was no real surprise given all the seasonal influences and shifting sports calendars. The land-based gambling scene held steady but still fell short of the revenue levels they were hitting before the pandemic.

ROFUS Registrations Surge as Responsible Gambling Measures Gain Traction

Just as November’s market figures came in, Spillemyndigheden also released some fresh data on responsible gambling. And by November 2025, ROFUS had 67,107 people signed up to the national self-exclusion list, a jump from the 55,899 who’d put themselves on the list the year before and the 46,152 who did so in 2023. Out of all those who’d put themselves on the list, 43,620 had opted for a permanent ban, which would take one of the options off the table, while another 23,487 had chosen to put in place a temporary block. The numbers really highlight just how much online gambling is taking off, along with the increase in people using those tools to look after themselves. Regulatory-wise we also saw the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission get together with Spillemyndigheden in December to sign a Memorandum of Understanding. The aim was to make it easier to share information and tackle the problem of organised crime.