Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gambling regulator has announced a change in certification requirements for game suppliers. Suppliers will need to make their own yearly regulatory compliance submissions instead of having operators file reports on their games.
B2C operators that also create their own games will need to comply with the new rules by submitting separate reports for each activity. License holders should select the category “Certification – License Holder” when license holders submit reports on the website of the regulator. Suppliers must choose the category “Certification – Game Supplier”.
Spillemyndigheden states that the change aims to provide more clarity for stakeholders by assigning independent responsibilities to operators and suppliers. The new process is live, but suppliers have a six-month transition period until July to adjust. It will be obligatory for suppliers to create the new separate submissions from July 1.
Spillemyndigheden Newsletter 58 details seven types of certifications. All documents must be submitted annually, except for the requirements for vulnerability scaling, which license holders and game suppliers must submit every three months.
On the other hand, the new Danish land-based bingo licenses of Spillemyndigheden have come into effect after it opened submissions in November. Licenses last for five years.
In September, Danish gambling revenue totaled DKK533 million or €74 million in September. After a rise in GGR in August, that’s a drop of 2.8 per cent year-on-year and 3.2 per cent sequentially.
Again, online gaming was the largest source of revenue, generating DKK288 million. This is a rise of 12.1 per cent year-on-year but down from DKK299 million in August. Slot machines generated 77.1 per cent of online gaming revenue. Meanwhile, blackjack and roulette generated 6.7 per cent, poker 3.6 per cent, bingo 3.1 per cent and other games 2.7 per cent.
