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Act amending the Danish Gambling Act and the Danish Corporation Tax Act

Notification Number:

2026/0009/DK (Denmark)

Date received:

13/01/2026

End of Standstill:

14/04/2026

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1. MSG 001 IND 2026 0009 DK EN 13-01-2026 DK NOTIF

2. Denmark

3A. Erhvervsstyrelsen
Langelinie Allé 17
DK-2100 København Ø
Tlf.: + 45 35 29 10 00
notifikationer@erst.dk

3B. Skatteministeriet
nicolai Eigtveds Gade 28
1402 København L
Tlf.: + 45 72 38 91 73
jhve@spillemyndigheden.dk

4. 2026/0009/DK - H10 - Games of chance

5. Act amending the Danish Gambling Act and the Danish Corporation Tax Act

6. Gambling

7.

8. Tightening of the scope and content of gambling advertisements:
- Prohibition of advertising of gambling on television and streaming in connection with live sports broadcasts.
- Prohibition of gambling advertising at a distance of 200 metres from schools and youth educational establishments and during and in connection with public transport.
- Content restrictions on marketing material, including a ban on the use of authorities, persons under the age of 25, and content that specifically appeals to children and young people.
- Tighter rules for marketing on social media and for affiliates.

Strengthening the Danish Gambling Authority's supervisory powers:
- Expansion of the scope of marketing activities for unlicensed games that can be sanctioned.
- Introduce provisions to block illegal marketing of games that are not authorised under the Gambling Act.
- Better opportunities to impose sanctions for violations of the Gambling Act. There are clearer principles and criteria for calculating fines, and the Danish Gambling Authority's authority to issue administrative fines is clarified.

Modernisation of land-based gambling:
- Dealer authorisation replaces manager authorisation.
- The rules on where games may be offered are simplified. Specifically, it does so by removing the term ‘gaming shop’ and, at the same time, interpreting the term ‘gaming hall’ in such a way as to combine the two sets of rules in force.

Additional games are covered by the definition of games for land-based casinos and online casinos in order to ensure that the games are subject to gaming regulations, enabling the Danish Gambling Authority to supervise the gaming market more effectively.

A provision is inserted regarding the duty of care and action for gaming providers, which means that gaming providers must keep a closer eye on their players.

As part of the financing of the agreement, the surcharge is reduced to the credit rate for the excess tax paid by companies. The supplement of 0.75 percentage points is reduced to 0.2 percentage points.

9. The partial liberalisation and modernisation of the gambling market, which entered into force on 1 January 2012, as well as experience with the gambling market after liberalisation in 2012, demonstrates an ongoing need for new remedies to combat crime, ensure up-to-date rules and effective supervision of the gambling market.

The legislative proposal is intended to implement parts of the political agreement reached on 24 October 2025. The agreement is intended to slow down and reverse the development of gambling addiction and strengthen the protection of children and young people from gambling problems. It is also intended to support effective supervision by strengthening the Danish Gambling Authority's supervisory powers. This will be achieved, among other things, by introducing a ban on the distribution of games that are not licensed in Denmark and by introducing legislation to block illegal distribution sites.

In addition, a number of amendments are proposed with a view to alleviating administrative burdens for licence holders, as well as simplifying the rules.

10. References in the original text: The basic texts have been sent within the framework of a previous notification:
2010/0334/DK
2015/0041/DK
2017/0087/DK
2023/0621/DK
2024/0360/DK

11. No

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13. No

14. No

15. No

16.
TBT aspects: No

SPS aspects: No

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