iGB Intelligence reports iGB Market Monitor February 2019 | Page 6

Executive summary recently available figures, online has helped boost Among the positive signs, the efforts of the sports betting turnover significantly in 2017. This Danish Gambling Authority with regard to the trend is likely to have continued into 2018 given a remaining black market in Denmark mean that number of new entrants. the regulator is helping maintain what is assumed to a high percentage of channelisation within the Denmark A much more clearly successful market is Denmark, Danish market. A recent report on the actions taken by the where the most recent growth trends have authority last year suggested that black market continued into the third quarter. Year-on-year the activity remains “continuously low”. Its focus online casino market rose 20% on the third quarter is on affiliate sites, which the DGA said form to DKK508.8m, while the land-based and online the majority of sites with “illegal marketing and sports betting market was up 12.5% to DKK431m. promotion of gambling websites”. iGaming Business Market Monitor • February 2019 3