Last updated: 1 September 2026. Applies to swenkdenk.com and to all guests of the swenkdenk casino resort.
This Privacy Policy explains how swenkdenk AS ("swenkdenk", "we", "us") collects, uses, stores and protects personal data when you visit swenkdenk.com, make a reservation, join our loyalty programme or stay and play at the swenkdenk casino resort. We treat your personal data with the same discretion our guests expect at the tables: we collect only what we need, we keep it secure, and we tell you plainly what happens to it.
The data controller is swenkdenk AS, Strandveien 48, 1366 Lysaker, Norway, organisation number 931 482 067. Our Data Protection Officer can be reached at privacy@swenkdenk.com or by post at the address above, marked "Attn: Data Protection Officer".
We process personal data only when the law allows it. Performance of a contract covers handling your reservation, your stay and your payments. Legal obligation covers age and identity verification, anti-money-laundering checks, record-keeping required by gaming regulators, and the enforcement of self-exclusion. Legitimate interest covers security, fraud prevention and improving our services, always balanced against your rights. Consent covers marketing emails, personalised offers and non-essential cookies, and you may withdraw it at any time.
As a licensed gaming operator, swenkdenk is required to perform customer due diligence. When transactions reach certain thresholds we may ask for proof of the source of funds and are required by law to report suspicious activity to the competent financial intelligence unit. We are legally prohibited from telling you when such a report has been made.
We never sell your personal data. We share it only with payment processors, our hotel and reservation-system provider, IT hosting partners bound by data processing agreements, professional advisers such as auditors and lawyers, and public authorities including gaming regulators, tax authorities and law enforcement where the law requires it.
Our primary systems are hosted within the European Economic Area. Where a supplier processes data outside the EEA, we rely on an adequacy decision by the European Commission or on the Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, together with supplementary security measures.
Reservation records are kept for five years after your stay for accounting purposes. Anti-money-laundering records are kept for at least five years after the end of the business relationship, as required by law. Standard CCTV footage is overwritten after 30 days unless it is needed for an investigation. Self-exclusion records are kept for the full exclusion period plus five years so that we can continue to protect you. Marketing preferences are kept until you unsubscribe.
We use encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access control, multi-factor authentication for staff, regular penetration testing and staff training. Access to gaming and financial data is limited to employees whose role requires it.
You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict and port your data, and to object to certain processing. Full details, and how to exercise them, are set out in our GDPR/CCPA & Cookies Policy. You may also complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) or the supervisory authority in the country where you live.
Our website and gaming facilities are for adults only. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. Minors may stay in the hotel only as part of a family booking, and their data is limited to what is needed for the reservation.
We review this policy at least once a year. Material changes will be announced on this page and, where appropriate, by email to registered guests.
Last updated: 1 September 2026
swenkdenk AS welcomes guests from across Europe, North America and beyond. This page explains the rights you hold under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, and the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (together "CCPA"), and how we use cookies on swenkdenk.com. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
We respond to requests within one month. For complex requests this may be extended by up to two further months, and we will tell you if that happens. We will ask you to verify your identity before releasing any data, because protecting guest information from impostors is part of our duty of care.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, the purposes, and the categories of third parties we share it with. You have the right to delete personal information, subject to legal exceptions, and the right to correct inaccurate information. You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. swenkdenk does not sell personal information and does not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising. You have the right to limit the use of sensitive personal information; we use government ID and financial data only for the purposes required by law and to provide the services you request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. You may use an authorised agent to submit a request on your behalf, and we honour Global Privacy Control signals sent by your browser.
Email privacy@swenkdenk.com with the subject line "Data Request", use the contact form, or write to swenkdenk AS, Strandveien 48, 1366 Lysaker, Norway. Please tell us which right you are exercising and provide the name and email address used for your reservation or loyalty account.
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device. They help pages load correctly, remember your choices and, if you agree, tell us which content is most useful. Similar technologies such as local storage and pixels are covered by this policy too.
| Category | Purpose | Examples | Duration | Consent needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Site security, load balancing, remembering your cookie choice and age confirmation | sd_session, sd_consent, sd_age | Session to 12 months | No |
| Preferences | Remembering language and currency | sd_lang, sd_cur | 12 months | Yes |
| Analytics | Counting visits and understanding which pages help guests plan their stay, using anonymised IP addresses | sd_an_id | 13 months | Yes |
| Marketing | Measuring the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns | sd_mk_ref | 90 days | Yes |
Non-essential cookies are switched off until you actively accept them. You can change your choice at any time from the cookie settings link at the foot of the page, or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site from working.
We never send gaming promotions to anyone who has self-excluded, set a marketing block through our responsible gambling programme, or is recorded in a national self-exclusion register we are required to check. Marketing cookies are not used to target people who have shown signs of problem gambling.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet), the supervisory authority in your EU or EEA member state, the UK Information Commissioner's Office, or, for California residents, the California Privacy Protection Agency.
The family company behind the swenkdenk casino resort
swenkdenk AS is a privately held hospitality company headquartered in Lysaker, just outside Oslo. We own and operate the swenkdenk casino resort on the Cap Denk headland, and we manage every part of it ourselves: the hotel, the gaming floor, the restaurants, the theatre and the spa. We do not franchise our name, and we do not outsource the guest relationship.
The company traces its roots to 1911, when the shipowner Halvard Swenk and his business partner, the Danish architect Ingrid Denk, opened a seaside bathhouse and card salon for travellers crossing between the northern ports and the Mediterranean. The salon closed during the Second World War, reopened in 1952 as a small hotel with a single baccarat table, and grew slowly for the next seven decades. In 2019 the fourth generation of both families merged their holdings into swenkdenk AS and completed the restoration and expansion that created the resort you can visit today.
Our philosophy is simple. Luxury means knowing a guest's name, their preferred table and their preferred wine, and also knowing when to suggest they take a break. That is why responsible gambling sits with our executive board, not in a compliance department at the end of a corridor.
We employ more than 1,400 people, 82 percent of them on permanent contracts. Every member of the gaming staff completes responsible gambling training before their first shift and a refresher every year. The resort runs on 100 percent renewable electricity, and our kitchens buy from more than sixty growers, fishers and producers within 150 kilometres.
Thank you for writing to swenkdenk. A member of our guest services team will reply to the email address you gave us within one working day. If your request is urgent, call reservations on +47 21 98 40 00.
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These Terms of Use govern your use of swenkdenk.com and the information, reservation tools and services offered through it. By using the website you accept these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
The website is operated by swenkdenk AS, Strandveien 48, 1366 Lysaker, Norway, organisation number 931 482 067.
You must be at least 18 years old, or the legal gambling age in your jurisdiction if that is higher, to view gaming content, register for our loyalty programme or enter the gaming floor. We reserve the right to request proof of age at any time and to refuse entry to anyone unable to provide valid identification.
swenkdenk.com is an information and reservation website for a land-based casino resort. No real-money gambling is offered on this website. Any descriptions of games, limits and promotions refer to play in person at the resort and are subject to the house rules displayed on the gaming floor.
Suite, restaurant and theatre reservations made through the website are subject to the specific booking conditions shown at the time of booking, including cancellation deadlines and deposit requirements. Prices are shown in euros and include applicable VAT unless otherwise stated. We may cancel a reservation if we reasonably suspect fraud or a breach of these terms, and we will refund any payment already made.
We take care to keep information about menus, table limits, opening hours and entertainment accurate. However, menus change with the seasons, table limits may be adjusted to meet demand, and performances may be rescheduled. Information on the site is provided for general guidance and does not form part of any contract unless expressly stated.
Guests on the gaming floor must follow the house rules, the instructions of staff and the rules of each game. Management may refuse service or entry to anyone who is intoxicated, behaves aggressively, attempts to cheat or uses devices to gain an unfair advantage. Decisions of the gaming floor manager are subject to the complaints procedure set out in the house rules and to review by the gaming regulator.
The swenkdenk name, the wordmark, the text, graphics and design of this website are owned by swenkdenk AS or its licensors. You may view and print pages for personal, non-commercial use. Any other reproduction requires our prior written consent.
We provide the website on an "as available" basis. To the extent permitted by law, swenkdenk AS is not liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from use of the website, including temporary unavailability. Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded by law. Your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected.
We link to independent support organisations and other third-party websites for your convenience. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
These terms are governed by Norwegian law. Consumers resident in another EEA state also benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of their country of residence. Disputes shall be brought before the Oslo District Court unless mandatory consumer rules give you the right to bring proceedings in your home courts. EU consumers may also use the European Commission's online dispute resolution platform.
We may update these terms from time to time. The version published on this page at the time you use the website applies.
Gambling should be entertainment you can afford, never a way to make money or escape problems.
At the swenkdenk casino resort, we want every visit to the gaming floor to end with a good memory, whether you won, lost or simply enjoyed the atmosphere. Gambling is a form of paid entertainment, and like any entertainment it should have a budget and a time limit. For a small number of people, gambling stops being fun and starts causing harm. We take that seriously, and we have built our operations to spot risk early and to make help easy to reach.
Consider talking to someone if you notice that you spend more money or time gambling than you intended, borrow money or sell possessions to gamble, feel restless or irritable when trying to cut back, hide your gambling from people close to you, gamble to escape worries, or find that gambling is affecting your work, sleep or relationships. The same signs are worth watching for in friends and family.
Every dealer, host, cashier and security officer is trained to recognise signs of harm. Staff may start a conversation if they notice long sessions without breaks, repeated cash withdrawals or visible distress. These conversations are offered with respect and without judgement. We do not extend credit to guests, we do not have cash machines on the gaming floor, and we do not serve alcohol to guests who are visibly intoxicated.
No one under 18 may enter the gaming floor, the poker room or the VIP salons. Identification is checked at every gaming entrance. Families staying in the resort have access to supervised children's activities well away from gaming areas.
Free, confidential help is available from organisations that are independent of swenkdenk:
If you are worried about your gambling or someone else's, please contact our guest care team on +47 21 98 40 99 or care@swenkdenk.com, or reach out to any of the organisations above. Asking for help is a sign of strength.
Since 1911, travellers have come to this headland for the sea air, the long dinners and the quiet thrill of a good hand. Today swenkdenk welcomes guests to 212 suites, a gaming floor lit by hand-blown chandeliers, four signature restaurants and a grand theatre.
Reserve your stay Explore the casinoThe swenkdenk casino resort began with a friendship. In 1911 Halvard Swenk, a Norwegian shipowner who spent half the year at sea, and Ingrid Denk, a Danish architect with a fondness for Viennese coffee houses, bought a ruined customs house on a windswept headland. They restored it as a bathhouse with a card salon on the upper floor, where passengers waiting for the evening steamer could play whist, drink cognac and watch the sun set into the water.
Word travelled quickly along the shipping routes. By the 1920s the salon had added a roulette wheel imported from Monte Carlo and a small orchestra. The building you now know as the Grand Pavilion, with its green copper dome and brass sunburst doors, was completed in 1929 to Ingrid Denk's own drawings. It remains the heart of the resort and is protected as a heritage building.
The pavilion closed during the war and reopened in 1952 with just twelve rooms and a single baccarat table. For decades it was a well-kept secret among a loyal circle of guests. In 2019, the fourth generation of the Swenk and Denk families united as swenkdenk AS and began a five-year restoration that doubled the gaming space, added the Sea Wing of suites and built the Denk Theatre into the hillside. Every modern addition follows the original geometry: sunbursts, stepped arches and brass inlaid into dark lacquered wood.
Step through the brass sunburst doors and the first thing you notice is the space. The main gaming floor covers 6,800 square metres across the ground level of the Grand Pavilion and the newer Lantern Hall, yet it never feels crowded. We deliberately spaced our tables further apart than most venues, so conversation carries, dealers can give each player their full attention, and you never have to squeeze past a stranger's chair.
Light comes from 38 chandeliers of hand-blown Murano glass, restored and rewired during the renovation, and from the tall arched windows that frame the sea by day. At night the floor is lit warm and low, with the felt of each table glowing like a pool of green water. The acoustic ceiling absorbs the noise of the slots, so the loudest sound on the floor is usually a cheer from the craps table.
The gaming floor is open from noon until 04:00 every day, with the high-limit salons and poker room open around the clock. Entry is free for guests aged 18 and over with valid photo identification.
Twenty-two roulette tables, including fourteen single-zero European wheels, four French tables with la partage rules that return half of even-money bets when the ball lands on zero, and four electronic stadium terminals for those who prefer to play at their own pace. Our original 1920s wheel still spins in the Pavilion Room on weekend evenings.
Thirty-six blackjack tables dealt from six-deck shoes, with the dealer standing on all 17s. Side bets include Perfect Pairs and 21+3. Our Lantern Hall tables offer a relaxed atmosphere for newer players, and our dealers will gladly explain basic strategy before you place your first bet.
Honouring our single-table past, baccarat remains the soul of the swenkdenk gaming floor. We run eighteen tables of Punto Banco, from mini-baccarat on the main floor to full-sized tables with traditional card squeezing in the private salons.
Six craps tables with an easy-to-follow layout, plus two Sic Bo tables. On Friday and Saturday nights the dice pit is the liveliest corner of the casino resort, with a dedicated bar serving drinks right to the rail.
Our 24-table poker room offers Texas Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha cash games around the clock, with daily tournaments at 19:00 and the quarterly Cap Denk Classic, which attracts players from across Europe. Automatic shufflers keep the games moving, and a waitlist board lets you relax at the bar until your seat is ready.
Three Card Poker, Caribbean Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Casino War round out the floor with thirty-four tables of fast, sociable games that are easy to learn in a single hand.
Limits vary by room and time of day, so there is a seat for every budget. The figures below are our standard ranges; the floor manager can confirm current limits and, for guests of the private salons, arrange higher maximums in advance.
| Game | Lantern Hall (main floor) | Pavilion Room | Obsidian Salon (VIP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| European roulette | €5 – €1,000 | €25 – €5,000 | €100 – €25,000 |
| French roulette | – | €25 – €5,000 | €100 – €30,000 |
| Blackjack | €10 – €1,000 | €50 – €5,000 | €250 – €25,000 |
| Punto Banco baccarat | €10 – €2,000 | €100 – €10,000 | €500 – €50,000 |
| Craps | €5 – €1,500 | €25 – €3,000 | By arrangement |
| Three Card Poker | €5 – €500 | €25 – €2,000 | – |
| Poker cash games | €1/€2 to €5/€10 blinds | €10/€20 to €25/€50 blinds | Private games by arrangement |
Nine hundred slot machines and video terminals are arranged in intimate alcoves rather than long, flashing rows. Each alcove has its own theme drawn from the history of the headland: the Steamer Deck, the Copper Garden, the Lighthouse Gallery. You will find classic three-reel machines, modern video slots, multi-game terminals and video poker with published return-to-player percentages displayed on every machine.
Denominations range from one cent to one hundred euros. Our high-limit slot lounge, the Brass Room, features 60 machines with dedicated attendants, private restrooms and complimentary refreshments. Linked progressive jackpots grow across the floor and are displayed on the illuminated clock tower at the centre of Lantern Hall.
Every machine accepts our cashless loyalty card, which lets you track your play, set spending limits and see exactly how long you have been playing. We think that information should be yours, at a glance.
Above the main gaming floor, reached by a private lift from the Sea Wing, lies the Obsidian Salon. Its walls are panelled in black lacquered ash inlaid with brass, and its windows look straight out over the water. Twelve tables for baccarat, blackjack and roulette are dealt by our most experienced croupiers, and play is never rushed. There are no slot machines here, no music, just the sound of cards and the sea.
Membership of the salon is by invitation or application through our VIP host team. Members enjoy a personal host available day and night, airport or helipad transfers, priority reservations at every restaurant, and the use of three private gaming rooms that can be arranged for a single table and a group of friends.
Directly beneath the dome, the Copper Lounge is open to all loyalty members of Gold tier and above. It serves light meals from Maren's kitchen, a champagne list of more than 120 labels, and rare spirits including a 1952 cognac bottled for the hotel's reopening. The lounge is a place to pause between sessions, meet friends or simply sit in a leather armchair and watch the lights come up over the bay.
The swenkdenk Circle has four tiers, Silver, Gold, Copper and Obsidian, and rewards time spent anywhere in the casino resort, not just on the gaming floor. Nights in a suite, dinners, spa treatments and theatre tickets all earn points, which can be redeemed for stays, meals and experiences. Your Circle account is also where you set voluntary limits and review your play.
Dining at swenkdenk is built on what arrives each morning from the boats and farms along the coast. Our executive chef, Maren Holt, trained in Copenhagen and Lyon before returning north, and she oversees every kitchen in the casino resort, from the tasting menu at Denk to the midnight sandwiches served at the poker room bar. Menus change with the seasons; the dishes below are from our current autumn menus.
The Dome Bar serves classic cocktails beneath the copper cupola, with a nightly pianist from 21:00. The Lighthouse Terrace pours champagne and local cider as the sun goes down. The Dice Rail bar keeps the craps pit refreshed, and the Library, a quiet room lined with first editions from the families' collections, is the place for a whisky and a conversation away from the floor. Non-alcoholic cocktails are available at every bar, and our sommeliers are just as happy to recommend a sparkling tea as a vintage champagne.
All 212 rooms at the casino resort are suites, and every one has a sea view. Interiors pair dark oak floors and lacquered panels with linen, wool and brass, and blackout shutters let you sleep late after a long night at the tables. Each suite has a rain shower, a deep soaking tub, a nightly turndown service and a butler reachable by a single button on the bedside panel.
A king bed facing the window, a writing desk and a reading chair, with a French balcony above the old steamer pier. From €520 per night.
A separate living room with a sofa bed, a dining table for four and a private terrace for breakfast in the sun. From €780 per night.
Set within the 1929 building, with original parquet, arched windows, a restored marble bathroom and views across the bay to the lighthouse. From €1,250 per night.
Two bedrooms, a library, a grand piano and a wraparound terrace with a heated plunge pool. A dedicated butler and private chef are included. From €4,800 per night.
Six stand-alone villas built into the rock below the lighthouse, each with its own garden, sauna, outdoor pool and path down to a private cove. From €6,500 per night.
Carved into the hillside behind the Grand Pavilion, the Denk Theatre seats 1,200 guests in a horseshoe of red velvet and brass. Its acoustics were designed with the same firm that advised on several of Europe's newest concert halls, and no seat is more than 28 metres from the stage. The theatre hosts a resident production six nights a week, touring concerts, comedy, and our annual winter opera season in partnership with visiting companies.
This season's resident show, Lanterns of the North, is a ninety-minute spectacle of aerial acrobatics, live music and shadow puppetry that tells the story of a lighthouse keeper's daughter who sails south in search of her father. Performances run Tuesday to Sunday at 20:30, with a family matinee on Sunday at 15:00.
The Blue Cellar is an intimate jazz club beneath the Pavilion, with live trios from Thursday to Saturday and a late jam session that often runs past two. The Lighthouse Terrace holds outdoor cinema nights through the summer months. The Grand Ballroom accommodates 600 guests for galas, weddings and corporate events, and our events team can transform it from a masquerade ball to a black-tie poker tournament in an afternoon.
Two thousand square metres of treatment rooms, saunas and pools, including a heated saltwater infinity pool that looks as if it pours straight into the sea. Signature treatments use seaweed and sea salt harvested from the bay.
A sheltered sandy cove, a small marina with moorings for visiting yachts, and a fleet of classic wooden boats for sunset cruises around the headland.
A fully equipped gym, morning yoga on the cliff lawn, guided coastal walks and electric bicycles for exploring the villages along the shore.
Eleven meeting rooms, the Grand Ballroom and the theatre make the casino resort a memorable setting for conferences, product launches and incentive trips of up to 1,500 guests.
Cap Denk is 40 minutes by road from the nearest international airport. Our fleet of chauffeured cars meets every guest who books a transfer, and helicopter arrivals land on the pad above the Cliff Villas. Guests arriving by sea can moor at the resort marina with advance notice.
No. The gaming floor, restaurants, bars and theatre are open to visitors aged 18 and over. You will need to show a valid passport, national ID card or driving licence with a photo at the casino entrance.
Smart casual is welcome throughout the gaming floor. Jackets are requested for gentlemen at Denk and in the Obsidian Salon after 19:00. Beachwear, sportswear and flip-flops are not permitted in gaming areas.
Yes. Families are welcome in the suites, restaurants, spa family hours, beach and theatre matinees. Our Tide Club offers supervised activities for children aged four to twelve. Children and anyone under 18 are not permitted on the gaming floor.
The resort operates in euros. The main cage accepts major payment cards and can exchange Norwegian, Swedish and Danish kroner, pounds sterling, Swiss francs and US dollars. We do not offer gaming credit.
Ask any host or visit the guest care desk beside the main cage, or set limits through your swenkdenk Circle account. Our responsible gambling page explains every tool we offer.
All public areas, including the gaming floor and theatre, have step-free access. Twelve suites are fully adapted for wheelchair users, and we provide lowered gaming tables, hearing loops and assistance on request.
Whether you come for a single evening of roulette and dinner or a week of sea air, suites and theatre, the swenkdenk casino resort will remember how you like things done. Book directly with us for the best available rate, a welcome bottle of champagne and a late checkout on request.
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