Danish regulator updates requirements for reporting game data

2024-05-27

Denmark

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The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) has updated the requirements for reporting game data, inviting interested parties to comment before the final version is issued.

The updated requirements are expected to come into force in 2025, though the exact date has yet to be determined. A possible transition period will also be detailed upon issuing the final requirements, the regulator said.

As per the announcement, comments must be sent to the DGA no later than Monday, June 10, 2024, and must be submitted by using the authority's contact form. The regulator has further indicated that comments be submitted using the categories "Betting" or "Online casino".

Several linguistic adjustments have been made and some guidance texts have been added/adjusted. In addition to this, the following significant changes and additions were highlighted:

Addition of a requirement for bets on fixed odds to be reported as independent transactions;
Addition of requirements for reporting on odds for betting and event information, including a list of country codes and sports;
Added requirements for reporting odds on bets as well as specific requirements for reporting partially closed bets and Spreadbetting;
Clarifying the handling of reporting for the betting exchange/BetExchange;
Exception, where SpillerInformationIdentifikation does not have to be reported for land-based betting, has been removed after the introduction of the requirement for Player ID;
Adding requirements for reporting RNG used for Virtual Fixed Odds;
Adding a requirement that a casino session cannot be interrupted in the middle of a move, as well as a description of how "a move" is defined;
Clarification of different poker types and how they are reported;
Adding requirements to win lists in poker tournaments and manager games;
Clarification of downscaling of pool games;
Adding new requirements for providing test data for Jackpots;
Clarifying the handling of changes to reported data. Including specific clarification of the distinction between changes to the game result and correction of error reporting.

In related news, the DGA declared that market liberalization has proved "a success" for Denmark at the 10th anniversary of the decision in 2022. The announcement was in reference to the country opening up to private iGaming companies in 2013, moving away from the governmental monopoly of the industry.