Q&A: The Danish Online Gambling Association and its efforts to safeguard the Danish market
EGR Compliance chats to DOGA CEO Morten Ronde about the genesis of the organisation and how it is rising to the challenge of a hardening regulated Danish market
EGR ComplianceEGR Compliance: What for you is the core mission statement of the Danish Online Gambling Association (DOGA)?Morten Ronde (MR):EGR Compliance: Can you explain a little of DOGA’s history and how the organisation is structured? MR: EGR Compliance: How often do you meet with your members?MR: EGR Compliance: What dealings do you have on a day-to-day basis with the Danish Gambling Authority?MR: EGR Compliance: How does this line of communication help you in regulatory lobbying?MR: EGR Compliance: Is the Danish government doing enough to protect the Danish market and the licensed operators?MR: EGR Compliance: How important for you is it that your members have an active voice?MR: EGR Compliance: Which other Danish-facing trade associations and operator bodies do you work with?MR: EGR Compliance: Is the Danish government risking an exodus of operators from the Danish market if it greenlights the 8% tax increase?MR: EGR Compliance: Sweden’s government has been accused of ignoring the facts surrounding rises in gambling during Covid-19 and the impact of new measures on channelisation. In your opinion is the Danish government paying enough attention to operator concerns?MR: EGR Compliance: In what ways has DOGA been working to lobby against this increase on behalf of its members?MR: EGR Compliance: What for you are the longer-term consequences towards channelisation?MR: EGR Compliance: Based on your experiences of both the Danish and Swedish markets, how have events in Sweden over the last few months influenced your approach to Danish lobbying efforts?MR: EGR Compliance: What does the immediate future hold for DOGA?MR: