European Commission Decision Could Impact Market<\/strong><\/h2>\nDenmark\u2019s gaming industry amounts to a relatively small and segregated part of the gambling world, but it remains an influential one thanks to its strong regulatory environment.<\/p>\n
That high standard could make the country an interesting case study in how a recent European Commission decision to no longer focus on gambling infringement cases will impact the European Union\u2019s online gaming markets.<\/p>\n
Infringement cases related to gambling are often brought by online casinos and other gambling websites, with operators challenging strict regulations that they say are not compliant with EU laws.<\/p>\n
However, they can also be an important way of stopping unregulated sites based outside of Europe from gaining access to local markets.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s decision by the Commission is unhelpful in the fight against unregulated non-EU gambling services,\u201d said Maarten Haijer, secretary general of the European Gaming and Betting Association. \u201cThe idea that regulatory and EU law challenges of an internet sector like online gambling can be resolved by member states individually\u2026shows a baffling lack of understanding of the digital consumer by the Juncker commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Denmark\u2019s gambling market continues to grow, and all signs indicate that increased interest in sports betting is the reason for this surge. In this week\u2019s quarterly update on revenue figures in the industry, the Danish regulator revealed that third quarter sports betting revenues were up 9 percent year-over-year, bringing in DKK 577 million ($92 million) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":66015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sports Betting Leads Way in Danish Gambling Market<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n