{"id":85,"date":"2018-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/sports-betting-boosts-denmarks-economic-growth\/"},"modified":"2018-10-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T00:00:00","slug":"sports-betting-boosts-denmarks-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/sports-betting-boosts-denmarks-economic-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"SPORTS BETTING BOOSTS DENMARK\u2019S ECONOMIC GROWTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The betting industry in\u00a0Denmark\u00a0grew by 11.5 per cent during the second quarter, thanks mainly to the FIFA Football World Cup in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Denmark\u2019s gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden reports that both sports betting and the opening-up of betting on horse racing to all licensed operators were the main drivers of the period\u2019s \u20ac218.5 million GGR. Sports betting posted nearly \u20ac87 million during the three months to June 30 and grew 24.1\u00a0per cent year-on-year, thanks to a 6.2 per cent stakes increase thanks to the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The report showed that 48.7 per cent of the total revenue came through mobile platforms, while land-based bookmakers were second at 33.6 per cent and desktop sites posted the other 17.6 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, online casino saw GGR increase by 17.4 per cent from last year\u2019s second quarter to \u20ac72 million. 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