Denmark ISPs ordered to block online gambling domains

Denmark’s gambling regulator has won a court case that will force Danish telecom firms to block 24 unapproved gaming websites.

Last October, Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden regulatory agency ordered local internet service providers to restrict access to 24 online gambling domains that were targeting Danish punters without a Danish license.

The ISPs resisted the regulator’s demands, prompting Spillemyndigheden to go to court to compel the ISPs to follow its orders. The court held a hearing on the matter on January 23, and on Tuesday handed down its verdict, ordering the ISPs to comply with Spillemyndigheden’s demands.

The court order (viewable here, in Danish), notes that most of the offending websites offer gambling products that are under the purview of Spillemyndigheden, while also offering services in the Danish language and accepting Danish currency.