Part 1: Market size and growth
channel, Spillemyndigheden breaks
down monthly percentages of
turnover via desktop/laptop, mobile
and land-based.
It should be noted that the GGR
percentages are slightly different.
According to the quarterly
breakdown, the land-based split
is much higher at an average of
Spillemyndigheden shows
that slots accounted for
66.3% of total GGR in the
fourth quarter
Chart 4: Casino GGR by product 4Q17 (%)
Others 6.1%
Blackjack 11.7%
34.3% for the year (with mobile at
49.9% for the year and internet at
15.9%). The Gambling Authority
explains the difference as being
one of reporting; turnover data
is reported monthly but GGR is
calculated quarterly by the Danish
tax authorities. The report explains
that in order for estimates of GGR
to be calculated, transaction data
from operators is compared with
turnover data which is then used
for the estimate.
House rules
Slots 66.3%
Roulette 15.9%
Source: DGA
With the quarterly casino figures,
the past three years show a steady
march from just over DKK300m
to DKK450m in the last quarter of
2017. On the current growth trend
of 5% it is likely that online casino
will break the DKK500m quarterly
mark at some point this year.
Looking at the casino market by
product, Spillemyndigheden shows
that slots accounted for 66.3% of
total GGR in the fourth quarter
while roulette was next most
popular with 15.9% in the further
Chart 5: Mobile as percentage of casino GGR 2017 by month
100
80
60
40
20
0
Jan
2017
Feb
2017
Mar
2017
Apr
2017
May
2017
Mobile (%)
June
2017
Jul
2017
Aug
2017
Sept
2017
Oct
2017
Nov
2017
Dec
2017
Desktop / laptop (%)
Source: Danish Gambling Authority
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