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The Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority, assumed new responsibilities this morning, taking on anti-match-fixing duties from Anti-Doping Denmark. Becoming the ‘secretariat for the national platform to combat match-fixing’, Spillemyndigheden will coordinate various meeting forums and analyse information on suspicious sports bets.  The authority will also assume control of information sharing and reporting roles, informing international and national authorities and organisations …

Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority, has issued an indictment against omnichannel sportsbook Cashpoint Limited. Cashpoint Denmark AsP, the Denmark facing brand of Austria-based betting firm Cashpoint Sportwetten, was found to have violated rules on business procedures on customer due diligence. Specifically, Cashpoint’s Danish business had infractions on customer familiarisation procedures at its land-based venues, with failures taking place until 21 …

Spillemyndigheden, Denmark’s gambling inspectorate, has celebrated the success of voluntary self-exclusion scheme ‘ROFUS’,  which has reached a milestone registering over 40,000 Danish players from gambling harms.  Operating since 2012,  the Register of Voluntarily Excluded Players (ROFUS), is a voluntary scheme that allows players to take a break from both online and land-based gambling for indefinite periods decided by the customer.  …

Spelinspektionen – Sweden’s gambling inspectorate, has called on all gambling policy stakeholders and industry leadership of Nordic gambling markets to join its ‘Live Seminar’ on 21 March 2023.  The event will be hosted at the Stockholm Waterfront from 10am-to-5pm and will provide the most comprehensive analysis of Nordic gambling market’s policy developments and wider issues impacting regulatory affairs. “Together with …

Denmark’s betting market continues to grow at a steady pace, according to the latest figures from the Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden. For the full year, Danish GGR reached DKK 6.7bn (€902.6m), an increase of 8% on the previous year’s figures of DKK 6.2bn (€836.1m), demonstrating continued growth in the aftermath of COVID-19. On a quarterly basis improvements continued to be …

The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA), Spillemyndigheden has issued an update to licence holders on responsible gambling requirements. Issuing an update this week, the DGA reminded operators of guidance on deposit limits, duty of care and interventions, and marketing in cases of self-exclusion. On deposit limits, the authority asserted that the ‘it is important’ for the measures to be implemented by …

TipWin Limited has had a regulatory order annulled by Spillemyndigheden, Denmark’s gambling authority  Yesterday, Spillemyndigheden disclosed that it had annulled an order demanding TipWin to retrain staff as a requirement of Section-8 (6) of Denmark’s Anti Money Laundering Act. This summer a Spillemyndigheden investigation uncovered a litany of AML deficiencies at multiple TipWin betting venues across Denmark. The investigation cited …

The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA), Spillemyndigheden, has blocked 82 websites for operating illegal gambling services, the largest single number in its history. This brings the total number of blocked illegal websites to 227 since the implementation of the current Gambling Act in 2012, with the latest 82 including both sports betting and casino platforms.  All the DGA’s blockings have been …

Spillemyndigheden – Denmark’s Gambling Authority has reported Tipwin to the police for breaching multiple terms of the country’s  Anti-Money Laundering Act.  Tipwin is accused of significant Danish AML Act failures related to the risk assessment, business procedures and financial supervision of its retail venues operating across Denmark. Of utmost concern, Spillemyndigheden stated that the bookmaker had carried out no customer …