The Danish Gambling Authority claims to have blocked another 16 unlicensed gambling websites.

Spillemyndigheden secured a court order to block the sites in question last month – the sixth time the regulator has taken legal action to block illegal gambling sites. In total, 90 unlicensed sites have been blocked in Denmark since 2012.

Seven of the sites blocked were online casinos, seven offered skin betting, and two were sportsbooks. Originally seventeen sites were targeted by the regulator, but one pulled out of the Danish market before the court case.

Commenting on the news Director of Spillemyndigheden, Morten Niels Jackobsen, said:

“We work to protect players against illegal gambling, and we also need to ensure that the operators who are licenced to offer gambling in Denmark can run their businesses under orderly conditions. That is why it is very important for us to clamp down on gambling offered without a licence.

“Spillemyndigheden is particularly concerned with skin betting, as this type of game especially attracts young people under 18, who, via video games, may be exposed to elements from gambling.”

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