News

New research: gaming leads to gambling problems among youth!

14 Nov 2025

A new Norwegian study among young people aged 12 to 17 shows something alarming. Young people who game fanatically, especially those who buy lootboxes or bet on ‘skins’, have a much greater risk of gambling problems.

Sensation

Bet, leak or coincidence surrounding the Nobel Prize?

Glen

14 Oct 2025

A few hours before the official announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado, massive bets on a crypto-paris platform suddenly anticipated the result. Was it a simple coincidence or an information leak at the heart of the Nobel Committee?

Sensation

10 million fine for Norsk Tipping?

Alex

19 Sep 2025

Public operator Norsk Tipping has found itself at the centre of a media storm after a spectacular error during a Eurojackpot draw. Nearly 47,000 players received false prize notifications. The affair could cost the company a record fine and calls into question the trust placed in the country’s gambling monopoly.

Sensation

Eurojackpot in Norway: Human error or system failure?

Julien

28 Aug 2025

On June 27, 2025, several thousand Norwegians received a message: “You have won the Eurojackpot!” Some thought of a house, others of a vacation or paying off debts. A collective euphoria, born from a simple text message or notification. And yet, this dream collapsed the following Monday: everything was false.

Sensation

Eurojackpot: 47,000 Norwegian winners… by mistake

Julien

15 Jul 2025

Norsk Tipping, Norway’s public lottery operator, is under in-depth investigation after a series of serious technical errors, including the sending of false winnings to 47,000 Eurojackpot players. The regulator, Lotteritilsynet, is denouncing a breach of public trust and repeated breaches of the Gaming Act.

Sensation

Suspicious transfer: Norsk Tipping must explain itself

Glen

4 Jun 2025

On 15 May 2025, Lotteritilsynet launched an investigation into Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian state-owned gaming operator, following an alert from a bank reporting a large transfer of money from a minor’s account to the gaming platform. Under Norwegian law, gambling is strictly prohibited for people under the age of 18.

Sensation

Political pressure rises to abolish gambling monopoly in Norway

Julien

11 May 2025

The Norwegian political party Fremskrittspartiet (FrP) has taken a clear position at its party congress. The party wants to abolish the state monopoly on gambling in Norway.

Legislation

Norsk Tipping fined NOK 36 million for self-exclusion tool failure

Caroline

21 Feb 2025

In a major blow to Norway’s state-owned online gaming operator Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian Gaming Regulatory Authority (Lotteritilsynet) has imposed a record fine of NOK 36 million (approximately €3.3 million).

Sensation

Norway tackles gambling addiction with new bingo rules

Ron

11 Nov 2024

The Norwegian government has announced that it will tighten rules for electronic bingo in bingo halls.

Legislation

Norwegian regulator investigates Norsk Tipping: Rules broken

Maxime

15 Oct 2024

Norwegian regulator Lotteritilsynet is investigating whether state-owned gambling company Norsk Tipping has broken the rules. The problem? Some players were unable to block themselves from the gambling app.

Legislation

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Gambling streamer Grim loses $3 million in one night: ‘fans panic’

Caroline

11 Oct 2024

Grim, also known as GrimzYoutube, has reassured his followers that he is still financially stable despite the huge loss.

Sensation

Norway’s Conservative Party wants to end gambling monopoly by 2028

Ron

17 Sep 2024

The Conservative Party of Norway is calling for an end to the state gambling monopoly. In their election manifesto of 9 September, they announced a move to a licensing system, to be implemented by 2028.

Politics