Danish Minister announces liberalization of online gaming and sports-betting
The Minister for Taxation, Kristian Jensen, told Danish radio station that the governments prepares to formally liberalise online gaming and skill-games.
The Danish government is preparing a formal liberalization of online gaming and skill-games. Fixed-odds betting is considered a skill game in Denmark. Danish Tax Minister Kristian Jensen said that the Danish gaming market is already competitive because of the nature of the internet. He also acknowledged that Danish authorities have ample possibilities to prevent its citizens from participating in online gaming. Therefore, a licensing system for online gaming and skill-games will be prepared.
Mr. Jensen emphasized that licensing conditions will be strict, and operators should expect a Danish tax burden. Further specifics on the liberalization, such as a time schedule, are still unclear.
The monopoly for lottery games will not be affected by the liberalization and will remain in the hands of the state-owned Danske Spill.
