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Denmark’s regulator Spillmyndigheden will work with the country’s consumer ombudsman and Gambling Advertising Board (Spilreklamenævnet) to ensure operators comply with local marketing regulations. Spilreklamenævnet, which was established in 2021 to handle consumer complaints, will forward cases to the ombudsman, and the regulator will handle rule violations. The three parties will maintain regular communication to ensure
Danske Spil-owned Danske Licens Spil has agreed to sell its 60% ownership stake in the Swush fantasy sports platform to Danish tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet. Should the agreement be approved as expected at the Danske Spil general meeting, Ekstra Bladet will take ownership of Swush on 31 January. Dankse Spil and Ekstra Bladet agreed not
The Copenhagen-based affiliate has announced the acquisition of Tipsbladet.dk in line with its strategy to become the leading digital sports media group. Better Collective is purchasing Tipsbladet for €6.5m (£5.59m/$6.94m) on a cash and debt-free basis. The affiliate will finance the figure with cash and pay it in three installments. Better Collective estimates that the
Gambling operator Tipwin has been fined in Denmark for breaching anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. The DKK100,000 ($14,500/€13,400/£11,500) penalty was imposed more than a year after Denmark’s Gambling Authority last June reported Tipwin to the police after identifying violations of the Danish Money Laundering Act. Tipwin subsequently received a provisional fine of DKK100,000 for breaching two
Denmark’s Danske Spil reported a year-on-year increase in revenue and net profit for the first quarter, driven by growth within its lottery operator business. Total revenue for the group in the three months to 31 March amounted to DKK1.22bn (£139.9m/€163.3m/$177.1m). This was up 8.4% from DKK1.12bn in the same period last year. Breaking this down
Safer gambling provider Mindway AI has announced that it has appointed Britt Boeskov to serve on the company’s board as a non-executive director. Boeskov will join the Mindway AI board, in addition to her similar commitments at Belgian omni-channel operator Gaming1 and racing media rights organisation Racecourse Media Group. Boeskov’s last executive role before
