Danske spil

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Danske Spil A/S is the national lottery in Denmark [[1]].

Dansk Tipstjeneste A/S (now Danske Spil A/S) was founded in 1948. The first game was established May 8th. 1949. It was a 1-X-2 TOTO game with 12 football matches.

Today Danske Spil 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

[edit] External links

• Danske Spil A/S