Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian national lottery monopoly operator with nearly eighty years of history, is facing an unprecedented crisis of trust and legality. Due to long-standing technical errors in the lottery system, the company has not only been fined 110 million Norwegian Kroner (approximately 1
Norway's gambling regulatory authority (Lotteritilsynet) recently issued 24 special lottery licenses, covering postal code lotteries and recycling lotteries, moderately opening up competition while maintaining a market monopoly. Relevant Nordic gambling regulatory cases can be queried on the PASA of
Recently, the gambling regulatory authorities in Scandinavia quietly made a big move. The heads of regulators in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark held a private meeting, with one core agenda: how to prevent problem gamblers who are "blacklisted" in one country from slipping into neighboring countries to
Norwegian state-owned gambling operator Norsk Tipping announces a significant personnel change, appointing Trond Bentestuen as the new CEO, succeeding Vegar Strand who has been acting temporarily since summer. This appointment comes at a time when the company is deeply embroiled in operational turmo
Norwegian state monopoly gambling operator Norsk Tipping is facing a profound crisis of trust. Following audit reports from PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG that directly pointed out its "pursuit of innovation at the expense of quality and control," CEO Vegar Strand admitted to "numerous and serious"
Norwegian lottery operator Norsk Tipping faced a technical malfunction in their lottery system, mistakenly drawing 52 winners, which may result in a fine of 25 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 2.5 million US dollars) from the Norwegian Lottery Authority (Lotteritilsynet). This incident affect
The recent Eurojackpot error incident at Norway's national gambling monopoly, Norsk Tipping, not only sparked strong public dissatisfaction but was also seen by industry experts as clear evidence of systemic failure in the national monopoly model. This scandal led to tens of thousands of Norwegian p
The Norwegian Lottery and Foundation Authority recently acknowledged that a system technical failure may have resulted in the permanent loss of hundreds of public reports related to illegal gambling. The issue affected the agency's online reporting form used to collect anonymous tips, which has been
Norwegian Progress Party member Silje Hjemdal recently emphasized again that the Progress Party hopes to end the state monopoly of the Norwegian gambling industry before the general election on September 8 this year, and called for learning from the successful experiences of neighboring countries to
The Norwegian Lottery Authority (Lotteritilsynet) recently issued a formal warning to domestic media, demanding that they stop promoting any form of illegal gambling operators. This warning comes as the Eurovision Song Contest and several major summer sports events are about to take place, which are
The latest annual report from the Norwegian Lottery Authority shows that the overseas gambling market continues to shrink, while the user activity on domestic platforms has significantly increased. At the same time, high-risk behaviors among young players have alerted regulatory bodies.According to
The Norwegian regulatory authority revealed that there are 23 companies behind the websites currently blocked in Norway. This is the first round of blocking initiated by Lotteritilsynet, aimed at combating unauthorized activities.The principle of DNS interception is to redirect players from illegal
Software provider Swintt announced a new partnership agreement with the licensed network Lucky7, strengthening its influence in the major regulated markets of the Scandinavian Peninsula and Ontario.Through this partnership, the Lucky7 platform will gain access to Swintt's slot product portfolio, whi
ComeOn Group announces a partnership with WSF Odds to further expand its influence in the Nordic and broader European markets. This collaboration will increase opportunities in the Nordic market. Both companies are influential in this specific market as they are leading providers in the Nordic sport
GAN has enhanced its platform offering to social casino operators across North America by inking a deal with Stakelogic.Through the partnership, GAN has agreed to distribute Stakelogic’s in-house igaming content to the social casino brands it works with in the US, as well as the studio’s live casino
Through this new agreement, the company will provide a wide range of content.Press release.- EveryMatrix won a highly competitive public procurement process to provide Norsk Tipping, a member of the World Lottery Association (WLA), with a wide range of in-house and aggregation content, as well as cu
