Part 3: Denmark – on track in first quarter
Chart 14: Online casino year-on-year growth 1Q17-1Q18
Source: DGA
The average year-on-year quarterly growth rate
in online casino is, in fact, 17.5% (see Chart 14).
One benefit for the first quarter was the
The growth in online casino in particular
was helped by the spate of relatively recent
new entrants into the market, Mr Green
introduction of online bingo into the market and LeoVegas in particular (see Table 6).
on January 1, 2018, which accumulated GGR of With both continuing to ramp up in the rest
DKK15.1m (Table 5). of this year, it is likely the year-on-year growth
Slots remained dominant, contributing just
rate within online casino will continue to land
over 61% of total GGR while within the table in the mid- to late teens. This means that
games segment roulette was worth nearly 15% of the 2018 total for online casino is likely to
the total and blackjack just under 12%. Poker was close in on or break through the DKK2bn
worth 5.4% of the total. mark for the year.
Table 5: online casino product split 1Q18 (DKKm)
Slots Table games Poker Bingo Other Total
318.7 138 28 15.1 21.4 520.8
Source: DGA
Table 6: Online casino 2012-2017
Online casino 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
GGR (DKKm) 650 795 891 1,144 1,415 1,675
145 96 252 271 260
22 12 28 24 18
YoY growth
YoY growth (%)
Source: DGA
iGaming Business Market Monitor • UK, Spain and Denmark • September 2018
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