Danish Gambling Authority Updates Requirements for Reporting Game Data

The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) has updated the requirements for reporting game data.

Interested parties can comment on the update before the final version is issued. Comments must be sent to the DGA no later than Monday the 10th of June 2024. Comments must be submitted by using the contact form.

The DGA expects the updated requirements for reporting game data to come into force in 2025. The final date has not been determined. A possible transition period will be described in connection with the issuing of the updated requirements for reporting game data.

Changes

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

• Addition of a requirement that bets on fixed odds must be reported as independent transactions
• Addition of requirements for reporting on odds for betting
• Added requirement for reporting event information incl. list with 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.