Online casino activities pushed up gambling income in Denmark by 19.6% compared to May last year. The country also noted higher gambling revenue in May than in April. Action from Spillemyndigheden, Denmark’s gambling authority, showed the market made DKK683 million ($107 million) in total revenue for May. This value was also 2.7% more than what April posted this year and was the strongest monthly revenue in 2025 so far.

DKK389 million in revenue came from online casinos, showing a 39.9% increase compared to last year. During May, slots contributed DKK323.4 million, which made up 83.1% of online casino income. Internet blackjack brought in 6.4% of digital casino earnings for May. After blackjack, roulette gave 5%, with poker, bingo, and several other games sharing the rest.

In another area, sports betting added DKK154 million in revenue, a figure a bit lower than 2024’s number. 64.3% of all sports bets were placed on mobile, while desktops made up 22.6%, and retail locations brought 13.1% of the business.

Land-Based Gambling Recovers

For land-based gaming, slot machines collected DKK105 million in revenue in May. This was 8.3% higher than the previous year, and slots in gaming halls took 79.7% of that amount. 20.3% of slot machine income came from units in restaurants. In April, there had been a 3.6% yearly decline in this type of revenue. May’s DKK105 million was a 12.9% jump over April’s DKK93 million for slot machines. Traditional casinos held revenue steady at DKK32 million. As for bingo, retail venues earned DKK3 million, but comparative data for last year was not available.

Over 62,000 Self-Exclusion Registrations in ROFUS

Spillemyndigheden reported new numbers on ROFUS, Denmark’s gambling self-exclusion list. By the end of May, a total of 62,284 people had registered for self-exclusion. Of these, 78.5% were men, and 21.5% women. Permanent gambling exclusion was chosen by 63.5% of ROFUS users, six-month exclusion by 16.4%, three months by 12.1%, and one month by 8.1%.