Danske Spil A/S is the national lottery in Denmark

Denmark

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, founded in 1948. The first game was established May 8. 1949 and was a 1-X-2 TOTO game with 12 football matches. Today Danske Spil A/S, previously known as Dansk Tipstjeneste A/S, offers a number of games: Number games, instant games, knowledge games and gambling on machines.

The license

The license forms the basis for Danske Spils activities and is issued to Danske Spil for 1 year of a time. In accordance with the license, Danske Spil is obliged to act as a supplier of popular and attractive gaming products, which channel demand for the gaming permitted by law into controlled and ethical frameworks. Danske Spil must furthermore not develop new games or marked to an extent which exceed what’s necessary to fulfil this obligation

Distribution of the Share Capital

• The Danish State: 80%
• The Danish Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee: 10%
• Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations: 10%

The Board of Directors

• 10 Board members appointed by ministries and organisations
• 5 Board members selected by the employees

Distribution of Profit

Profits from the games are distributed as provided for by the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) for the benefit of athletics, culture and other purposes for the good of general public

External links

• Official website of Danske Spil A/S
• Suggestions on which numbers to play on Danske Spil A/S