Spillemyndigheden

What Spillemyndigheden does

Spillemyndigheden (the Danish Gambling Authority) is the sole government regulatory authority for gambling in Denmark, established in 2000 under the Ministry of Taxation (now the Ministry of Tax and Growth). It issues gambling permits, conducts risk-based supervision of licensed operators, enforces anti-money laundering compliance, and protects players — particularly minors and vulnerable individuals. The agency became an independent styrelse on January 1, 2013, following partial market liberalization under the 2012 Gambling Act, and relocated its headquarters from Copenhagen to Odense in 2016 as part of the Danish government's decentralization initiative. It employs approximately 150 people — roughly 130 based at the Odense headquarters on Lerchesgade 35 and 20 working in the field conducting inspections across Denmark and Greenland.

The agency operates an integrated regulatory platform composed of several interconnected digital products. ROFUS (Register Over Frivilligt Udelukkede Spillere) is a self-exclusion register with 73,192 registered members as of June 1, 2026, mandatory across all licensed Danish operators. StopSpillet provides a helpline for gambling-addiction support, while StyrPåSpillet is a public knowledge platform on gambling risk. Supporting services include a public registry of licensed operators (Spiludbydere med tilladelse), a monthly statistical collection (Spillemyndighedens Statistiksamling) covering the market since January 2012, an online portal for licensing applications (Blanketter), and regulatory guidelines (Vejledninger). The underlying technology stack is conventional regulatory web infrastructure: Microsoft Azure hosting, Piwik PRO analytics, and Power BI for statistical reporting. In 2025 the agency obtained court orders to block 334 illegal gambling websites, reflecting scaled enforcement against unlicensed operators.

Spillemyndigheden does not operate a commercial business model. It is funded through the Danish state budget and collects licensing fees from regulated operators, but generates no commercial revenue in the venture or SaaS sense. Its principal stakeholders are licensed gambling operators (online casinos, betting, gaming machines, poker, and 7 land-based casinos across Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and other cities), Danish citizens using its player-protection tools, and government partners including the Danish Police, municipalities, and international counterparts such as the Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF), where Director Anders Dorph serves as Chairman. Active partnerships include agreements with Teleindustrien for blocking mirror sites of illegal operators and with Google for removal of illegal gambling apps from Google Play.

Name

Spillemyndigheden

Legal name

Spillemyndigheden

Website

https://spillemyndigheden.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Spillemyndigheden is Denmark's national gambling regulatory authority, issuing licenses, supervising operators, and protecting players through ROFUS self-exclusion, StopSpillet helpline, and enforcement against illegal sites. It operates under the Ministry of Tax and Growth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gambling Regulatory Authority

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro primary industry

Gambling, Alcohol & Controlled Substances Regulators (BPAIAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

iCasino Compliance, KYC/AML & Responsible Gaming Services (MPAEABAN), Responsible Gambling & Player Protection Solutions (MPAEACAJ), Regulatory Investigations, Enforcement Response & Legal Representation (MPAEAOAM), Payment Compliance & Funds Control (AML, Sanctions, Segregation, Safeguarding) (MPAEALAJ)

Keywords

• Gambling regulation
• Responsible gambling
• Anti-money laundering
• Player protection
• Gambling licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Odense

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spillemyndigheden is Denmark's national gambling regulatory authority. It issues gambling licenses and permits to operators (online casinos, betting, gaming machines, poker, land-based casinos), conducts risk-based supervision of licensees, and enforces compliance with anti-money laundering and responsible gambling rules. It also operates consumer-facing player protection services, including the ROFUS self-exclusion register, the StopSpillet helpline, and the StyrPåSpillet knowledge platform, while blocking illegal gambling websites and publishing monthly gambling market statistics.

Product overview

Spillemyndigheden (The Danish Gambling Authority) operates as a unified regulatory platform offering multiple interconnected services for the Danish gambling market. The core offering consists of regulatory licensing and supervision services for gambling operators, complemented by consumer protection tools including ROFUS (self-exclusion register), StopSpillet (help hotline), and StyrPåSpillet (knowledge platform). Supporting services include a public registry of licensed operators, statistical reporting on the gambling market, application forms for permits, and regulatory guidelines. The portfolio functions as an integrated regulatory ecosystem rather than discrete products, where ROFUS enables player self-exclusion across licensed operators, StopSpillet provides intervention support, and the statistical collection monitors market health—all administered by Spillemyndigheden under the Ministry of Taxation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROFUS: Register Over Frivilligt Udelukkede Spillere (Register of Voluntarily Excluded Players) - a self-exclusion tool for players.
• StopSpillet
• StyrPåSpillet

Products and services

• ROFUS (Register Over Frivilligt Udelukkede Spillere)

Quantifiable outcome

• 73,192 people self-excluded from gambling through ROFUS as of June 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• AMLA (Anti-Money Laundering Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026European supervisory authority that has sent drafts of technical standards for public consultation. Spillemyndigheden shares AMLA's draft with Danish gambling operators and encourages them to submit consultation responses regarding risk assessment methodologies for the non-financial sector.
• TeleindustriencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration agreement with Teleindustrien (Telecom Industry) for blocking illegal gambling websites. This partnership enables blocking of mirror-sites without prior court orders when the court has already ruled the original website's content as illegal.
• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership enabling Spillemyndigheden to report illegal gambling apps to Google Play, which then removes the illegal content. This collaboration targets illegal gambling applications distributed through Google's platform.
• GREF (Gaming Regulators European Forum)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational forum where gaming regulators exchange knowledge and collaborate on combating illegal gambling. Anders Dorph, Director of Spillemyndigheden, serves as Chairman. Focuses on cross-border cooperation and sharing best practices.
• Danish MunicipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsultation with local municipalities as part of the land-based casino licensing process. Municipal input is required before issuing or renewing casino licenses.
• Danish PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsultation with police authorities as part of the regulatory process for gambling operations. Police involvement required for casino licensing and enforcement against illegal gambling.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Belgian Gaming Commission: Belgium's national gambling regulator with licensing and player-protection functions comparable to Spillemyndigheden, including a self-exclusion database and active enforcement against unlicensed operators.
• UK Gambling Commission: Great Britain's national gambling regulator responsible for licensing operators, enforcing consumer protection, and supervising compliance—directly comparable to Spillemyndigheden in scope, mandate, and toolset (self-exclusion, AML oversight, market statistics).
• Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen): Sweden's national gambling regulator under the Ministry of Finance, operating a similarly liberalized market with licensing, supervision, and player protection duties; the closest Nordic peer to Spillemyndigheden by structure and policy approach.
• Malta Gaming Authority (MGA): Malta's gaming regulator licenses and supervises a large international-facing online gambling sector, with comparable functions in operator licensing, AML compliance, and responsible gaming enforcement.
• German Joint Gambling Authority (GGL): Germany's federal-state joint gambling regulator established under the 2021 State Treaty; comparable as a multi-channel gambling regulator handling licensing, supervision, and player protection in a federal structure.
• Netherlands Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit): Dutch gambling regulator overseeing licensed operators in a recently liberalized online market; directly comparable to Spillemyndigheden in terms of post-liberalization supervision, player protection, and illegal-operator enforcement.

Others

• AMLA (EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority): European supervisory authority currently drafting technical standards that Spillemyndigheden is consulting on; comparable as an AML regulator and direct counterparty, though operating at EU level rather than as a national gambling authority.
• Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF): European forum of which Spillemyndigheden's director is Chairman; not a competitor but a peer-level association that convenes comparable national regulators (the same set that constitutes Spillemyndigheden's peer group) for cross-border cooperation.

Regional players

• Ontario (iGaming Ontario / AGCO): Ontario's market regulator and operator-conduct authority for the newly liberalized iGaming market; directly comparable to Spillemyndigheden as a recent liberalizer managing licensing, player protection, and anti-illegal-market enforcement within a single jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC): Established offshore gambling regulator with an eGambling licensing regime and AML/responsible-gambling oversight; comparable to Spillemyndigheden in regulatory scope but operates primarily as an international licensing hub rather than a domestic market supervisor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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