Private company

Danske Spil

National lottery in Denmark

Danske Spil A/S is the national lottery in Denmark, 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.2 It is headquartered in Brøndby Municipality.1 It employed 498 people in 2023.1 Its revenue was DKK 5 billion in 2023.1 It is part of Ministry of Finance of Denmark.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 21, 1948Founded1
  • Industrygambling industry1
  • HeadquartersBrøndby Municipality1
  • Websitedanskespil.dk
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
Danske Spil Broendby
Photo: Froztbyte, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Danske Spil A/S is the national lottery in Denmark, 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.2

Corporate structure

Danske Spil sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Danske Spil Brøndby Municipality
    • Dantoto Subsidiary
    • Det Danske Klasselotteri Subsidiary · Denmark

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Danske Spil, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

197019801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Finance of Denmark

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Det Danske Klasselotteri
  • Dantoto since Jul 1, 2000

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Jul 1, 2000Acquired Dantoto1

Employees over time

  • 20234981

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 20235.0B DKK1

Net income

  • 20231.8B DKK1

Timeline

  1. Jul 21, 1948Founded Founded1

Sources

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