Source: Spillemyndigheden
Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden reported that total gambling spend, adjusted for GDP development, rose 22.1% in September 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier. Betting increased 64.6% and online casino 17.9%, while gaming machines fell 1.0%; land-based bingo rose 3.2% and land-based casinos 8.1%.
The figures show sharply different year-on-year movements across Denmark’s gambling sectors.
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Macau recorded 32.18 million visitor arrivals in the first nine months of 2026, up 8.5% year on year, while casino gross gaming revenue increased 3.2% to MOP187.12 billion, according to reported official data. September GGR fell 1.2% to MOP18.06 billion even as arrivals rose 15.9% to 3,216,535; the average visitor stay also shortened.
The Kansas Lottery reported a 6% increase in sales in September to $46.5 million. It said iLottery games led the growth.
The Kansas Lottery reported a 6% increase in sales for September to $46.5m, led by iLottery games.
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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.
Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden found that pupils were more aware of gambling risks after educational presentations, according to its research. More pupils viewed gambling as entertainment rather than a way to earn money, but the presentations appeared to have little effect on how often young people gambled.