The Danish gaming authority, Spillemyndigheden, launched the application procedure for licenses to operate land-based bingo in the country yesterday (21 November).
 Bingo on land in Denmark
 Starting on January 1, 2025, companies who apply for a licence to offer land-based bingo in Denmark will be sure to get one, as long as they complete out their applications correctly and provide all the necessary paperwork.

 If Spillemyndigheden needs more information, it can give out special permits with particular limitations while the rest of the material is sent in.

 On December 5, Spillemyndigheden will have a meeting to talk about the new rules for offering land-based bingo in Denmark. This is to help operators with applications.

 The rules for offering bingo on land
 You can get a licence to run land-based bingo for up to five years at a time.  However, operators must follow a number of rules.

 If the business is not based in a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, the applicant company must send in a form that has been filled up by all of its executive board members, board members, and stakeholders in a partnership, as well as a representative chosen in Denmark.

 Companies must also send in criminal records and debt declarations so that Spillemyndigheden may be sure there is no immediate risk of abuse.  Companies who want to offer regulated land-based bingo can't owe money to the government.

 After a business gets a licence, if someone in the company is found guilty of a crime and is likely to abuse their job in gambling, Spillemyndigheden might tell that person to quit.

 It will cost DKK20,000 (£2,231/€2,682/$2,789) for each application, and DKK10,000 for each renewal.

 Denmark's gambling revenue is going down.
 In November, Spillemyndigheden released figures revealing that gambling revenue in Denmark fell to DKK533 million in September, which is 2.8% less than the same month last year.  It was also 3.2% lower than the total for August.

 Even though online casino gaming, Denmark's main source of income, made DKK288 million in September, the overall drop was still there.  This is a 12.1% increase from last year.

 When compared to the same month in 2023, sports betting income fell 21.7% to DKK144 million.