Legislation and public grants

The Act on Football Pools, Lotteries and Betting Games 
This legislation stipulates the allocation of funds from the proceeds of football pools, betting games and lotteries to a number of different cultural and humanitarian purposes. A large portion of the funds goes to the sports organisations.

The Act on Youth and Adult Education
The purpose of this lawis to ensure municipal aid to leisure time education and activities, including local sport, in the form of grants to sports activities and rent of indoor and outdoor facilities.

The Act on the Promotion of Elite Sport
Under this law the Danish Elite Sports Institution "Team DEnmark" was established as a self-governing institution with two thirds government financing and one third self financing.

Other Legislation and Grants
Also, there is legislation on doping under the Ministry of Health which criminalizes the trafficking of doping substances such as anabolic steroids, EPO and growth hormones. The total public grants for sport come to DKK 3.3 billion a year. The main part of the grants comes from the municipalities, that is app. DKK 2.7 billion to local sport. The municipalities also finance construction and operation of sports facilities (app. DKK 1.8 billion) and grant subsidies to local sports clubs for activities and facilities (app. DKK 0.9 billion) The government supports the national sports organisations, i.e. DIF, DGI, DFIF and Team Danmark through funds from the proceeds of the football pools, betting games and lotteries (DKK 550 million a year). Furthermore each year the Ministry of Culture allocates app. DKK 40 million in funds from the proceeds of the football pools, betting games and lotteries for sports purposes. The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities allocates 50 million a year for construction of sports and cultural facilities, and the counties support sport with app. 10 million a year at regional level.

The number of sports facilities in Denmark per inhabitant is among the highest in Europe. There are more than 1,200 sports halls, almost 300 swimming baths, 5,300 football grounds, 2,000 tennis courts and almost 2,500 gyms. But the distribution of sports facilities is geographically imbalanced, and there is a shortage of club houses and drop-in facilities. Together with the Ministry of Culture the sports organisations have established the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities to support and promote construction of architecturally innovative buildings within the leisure and cultural sector.