Denmark's August gambling spend falls as betting contracts

Danish gambling consumption fell in August 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, adjusted for GDP, according to the monthly statistics published by Spillemyndigheden, Denmark's gambling authority. Total gambling consumption was down 7.1% year on year in August, the regulator's figures show.

Betting recorded the sharpest decline, contracting 42.7% against the same period of 2025. Online casino moved in the opposite direction, growing 12.5%. Slot machines fell 2.6% in the month, while land-based bingo rose 6.4% and land-based casinos grew 8.7%.

For the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 August 2026, liberalised markets recorded DKK13.505bn in gross gambling spend, against DKK12.411bn in the previous or reference year period, according to the statistics dashboards. Online casino was the largest segment at DKK7.359bn, followed by betting at DKK3.578bn and slot machines at DKK1.905bn. Land-based casino stood at DKK617m and land-based bingo at DKK49m.

Online casino accounted for 54.49% of gross gambling spend in liberalised markets, betting for 26.47%, slot machines for 14.1% and land-based casino for 4.57%, with land-based bingo taking a marginal share. Within betting, the mobile channel represented 71.77% of stakes value in the period, against 20.91% for the computer channel and 7.32% for land-based. The data also show more activity at weekends, with Saturday and Sunday at higher levels than other days.

The monthly statistics also include data on ROFUS, the register of voluntarily excluded players, and on the StopSpillet helpline, which the source describes as central tools in Denmark's system for preventing and addressing problem gambling.