Best live dealer casinos for players from Denmark 

Background

While their northern Scandinavian neighbors are in the processing of trying to implement prohibitions on foreign online gambling operators, Denmark is soon to open its market up after a long instituted protectionist policy.  In 2007 Denmark received a reasoned opinion from the European Commission ("EC") finding that its ban on online gambling (to the exception of the local monopoly operator Dansk Spil) was in breach of EU free trade provisions.  Denmark was urged to change its laws or face legal proceedings before the European Court of Justice.

In April 2009, the Danish government announced plans to open its market to online gambling operators based in other EU countries.  While lottery and scratch ticket games will remain the exclusive domain of Dansk Spil, online casino and poker games will be legalized and a new licensing regime introduced.

At the time of writing the new laws were still being drafted in consultation with operators and industry groups like the European Gambling & Betting Association.  EC stamp of approval will likely be sought prior to the draft becoming law, but judging by how well it is being received by operators, including Ladbrokes and Unibet, this would seem somewhat of a fait accompli.

What do these changes mean to Danish players looking for a live dealer casino?  Not a lot really.  Even under the previous regime most online casinos, including those with live dealers, accepted Danish players and had services tailored to the Dansk playing market and this won't change.  What will change is the extent of mainstream advertising of online gambling brands throughout Denmark making the industry more visible than it is currently.

[Update September 2011]

In June 2010 the government of Denmark passed legislation allowing for the licensing of foreign online casino operators but delayed implementation of the laws until after review and approval by the EC. On 20 September 2011 those laws were announced by the EC to be in line with EU provisions and they are now in operation.

The Regulation of Gaming Act allows the Danish Gambling Authority (Spillemyndigheden) to award licenses to online casinos so that they may offer roulette, baccarat, punto banco and blackjack as well as advertise their product throughout Denmark from 1 January 2012.  The Gaming Duties Act sets the tax payable by licensed operators at 20% of gross gaming revenue.

One of the first net casinos to be awarded an Danish online gambling license was Party Casino.

Best live casino for Danish players

All of the below live dealer casinos offer Euro or Danish Krone (DKK) banking options as well as Dansk language website and support capabilities.

Casinos	Player access	Banking	Toll free support	Local language	Games
Read review  I  Visit	Fully licensed by Spillemyndigheden to accept Danish players	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in EURO or Danish Krone (DKK)	Yes	Full  Dansk language website and support capability	European based dealer room with Euro centric games.
Read review   I   Visit	No restrictions on sign -ups from Denmark	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in EURO or Danish Krone (DKK)	No	Full  Dansk language website and support capability	European based dealer room with Euro centric games
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on sign -ups from Denmark	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in EURO or Danish Krone (DKK)	No	No	European based dealer room with Euro centric games.
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Danish player sign-ups	No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in EURO or Danish Krone (DKK)	No	No	European based dealer room with Euro centric games

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