Licensed gambling in Denmark generated DKK585m in June, down 17% year on year, the regulator reported. Online casino revenue rose 10% to DKK333m, while sports betting revenue fell to DKK126m; the regulator said the comparison followed Denmark’s participation in Euro 2024.
The figures show contrasting movements across Denmark’s online casino, sports betting and land-based gambling sectors.
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US horse-racing wagering fell 5% year on year to $911.9m in June, according to a media report. The report put the first-half 2026 total at $5.52bn.
Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reported that gross gaming revenue fell 12.1% year on year to MOP18.5 billion in June, and was down 18.1% from May. First-half revenue rose 6.8% year on year to MOP126.9 billion; the report attributed part of June’s decline to the 2026 World Cup diverting some players’ budgets from casinos.
Maine’s two commercial casinos recorded $13.7 million in net revenue in June, the Maine Gambling Unit figures showed. Revenue fell 2.8% from $14.1 million a year earlier; Hollywood Casino in Bangor rose 9% to $5.7 million, while Oxford Casino declined to $8 million.
Denmark's Spillemyndigheden reported year-on-year growth in gambling spend in September 2026, adjusted for GDP trends. Betting rose 64.6% and online casino spend increased 17.9%; slots fell 1.0%, while physical bingo rose 3.2% and land-based casinos 8.1%.
Danish gambling spend rose year on year in September 2026 after adjustment for GDP trends, according to monthly statistics from Spillemyndigheden.
Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden is seeking greater cooperation with technology platforms and payment providers to address illegal gambling, its head Anders Dorph said. Estimates of licensed-market channelisation range from 78% to 82%, while a regulator survey found that 6–7% of Danish gamblers use illegal sites; the regulator has met Meta and held talks with Google.
Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden is seeking cooperation with technology platforms and payment providers to tackle illegal gambling, its head Anders Dorph said. Dorph said the regulator met Meta in May and is seeking another meeting, and has held talks with Google.