Danish regulator blocks 55 operators

After a legal battle, the Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden won the right to block 55 websites operating within the country without a legal license! Initially, Spillemyndigheden requested the websites to stop operating, but since they didn’t comply the case was taken to court! 

There Spillemyndigheden proved that all of the websites had been offering games in Denmark without a licence and were in breach of Danish regulations. The court upheld the regulator’s decision and Spillemyndigheden has now begun the process of blocking the websites.

Director of Spillemyndigheden Anders Dorph commented on the court decision: “One of our most important tasks is to protect players from illegal gambling, at the same time, we must ensure that the providers who are licensed to offer games in Denmark can run their business under orderly conditions.

The record-high number clearly shows that there is a need for the targeted effort, and we will therefore maintain the increased focus in the future”.