Denmark Awards Online Poker Licenses
This was published 18-12-2011The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) has announced a list of operators that have been awarded licenses to operate online poker services in the country from January 1st, 2012.
Some of the top names in the online poker industry, including 888, Party Poker, Poker Stars (under the name Reel Denmark Limited, Red Club Poker, Entraction, Betfair, PKR, Ladbrokes and Unibet are included in the list of thirty eight licenses awarded by the Danish government. Scandic Bookmakers and Bet32 were also listed among other Ongame skins.
All in all,Denmarkhas awarded 55 licenses to 38 online poker operators.
Minister for Taxes in Denmark, Thor Moger Pederson, revealed that as from January 1st, 2012, the gambling market will be orderly and that they will ensure that holders of a betting and online casino license to operate on the Danish market will also contribute to the society.
In terms of the orderly market, any online gambling or poker operators who are caught offering their services to Danish players without a license after January 1st, 2012, are liable to have their website blocked byDenmark’s Gambling Authority and risk their payments being seized.
The Danish Tax and Customs Administration issued a press release in which Pederson was quoted as saying that the new and open gambling market inDenmarkhas been underway since the Parliament’s decision in 2010.
Pederson added that “On Tuesday next week, the Danish Gambling Authority will hold an information session for the new license holders to inform them about upcoming activities on the gambling scene. License holders will, among other things, be briefed on how the Danish Gambling Authority will monitor the Danish gambling market and how the Danish Gambling Authority will cooperate with gambling authorities in other countries.”
More than 180 “dot.dk” domain names will be permitted to offer online gaming to Danish customers with operators paying a 25% tax on gross profits.
It will be necessary for Danish residents to undergo a verification procedure before playing.
