{"id":198,"date":"2019-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/denmark-government-blocks-illegal-gambling-sites\/"},"modified":"2019-04-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T00:00:00","slug":"denmark-government-blocks-illegal-gambling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/denmark-government-blocks-illegal-gambling-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"DENMARK GOVERNMENT BLOCKS ILLEGAL GAMBLING SITES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>The Danish regulator has urged ISPs to block 25 illegal gambling sites that operate without due licence in the country.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Denmark.- Unlicenced gambling operators are a major concern for regulators worldwide and blocking them is a number one priority. That\u2019s why the Danish gambling authority has urged internet service providers (ISPs) to block 25 illegal gambling sites.<\/p>\n<p>The Copenhagen City Court upheld the\u00a0<em><strong>Spillemyndigheden<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>order and ISPs must now block access to 10 iGaming sites and 15 skin betting sites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe use our authority to block websites on an ongoing basis,\u201d Spillemyndigheden Director Birgitten Sand said. \u201cWe do this to protect the gaming providers who are actually authorised to offer games in Denmark, but also to protect the players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we are focusing in particular on sites that offer skin betting, as they often target children and adolescents under the age of 18,\u201d she added<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to work purposefully and persistently to find and block illegal skinbetting websites. However, the work needed to document and block these sites tends to be complicated,\u201d Sand explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue our efforts to tackle illegal gambling and look carefully for the skin betting sites, especially, since they often involve children playing computer games that can suddenly evolve into gambling,\u201d she said. \u201cTherefore, we are also looking at other methods to get rid of these illegal pages, while simultaneously continuing to monitor unlicensed betting and gaming sites targeting Denmark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"author__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"comment\">Comment<\/label><br \/>\n<textarea aria-required=\"true\" cols=\"45\" id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Message\" rows=\"8\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"author\">Name<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Name...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"name\">Email<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"url\">Url<\/label><input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" placeholder=\"Website...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"\/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input class=\"submit\" id=\"comment-submit\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\"\/> <input id=\"comment_post_ID\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"3295\"\/> <input id=\"comment_parent\" name=\"comment_parent\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Danish regulator has urged ISPs to block 25 illegal gambling sites that operate without due licence in the country. 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