Tag Archives: Henrik Nordal

PokerStars confirms Norway exit for ‘commercial reasons’

Norway Kindred court battle

PokerStars has become the latest operator to confirm its exit from the Norwegian market.  Last week, the company began proceedings, informing Norwegian customers of its pending departure. The online poker room will cease its offering on 26 October.  The flagship poker room of Flutter Entertainment is joining competitors bet365, Kindred, ComeOn, and Betsson in withdrawing from the market.  PokerStars confirmed …

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Lottstift details Norway withdrawals but operators offer differing views

Lottstift details Norway withdrawals but operators offer differing views

Norway’s Gambling Authority Lottstift has issued an update regarding the discontinuation of ‘illegal’ gambling operations and hinted at a strengthening of its powers next year. The regulator specifically outlined Betsson, ComeOn Group, bet365 and Kindred as the four most prominent firms which it states are scaling down their operations in Norway after being subject to its investigations. In the case …

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Lottstift to secure DNS blocking rights in 2024

SBC News Lottstift to secure DNS blocking rights in 2024

Lottstift, the Gambling Authority of Norway, has been granted rights to launch a high-concentration ‘DNS Blocking campaign’ beginning in 2024 against unlicensed online gambling firms. The announcement was made by Director Henrik Nordal, who confirmed that the government had approved Lottstift plans to order Norwegian ISP to immediately shut down user access to websites deemed illegal.   “From January 2024, DNS …

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Norway media ordered to comply with Discovery TV gambling blackout 

SBC News Norway media ordered to comply with Discovery TV gambling blackout 

Norwegian gambling authority Lottstift has praised media counterpart Medietilsynet for upholding its decision to continue to ban gambling advertising on all TV formats.  The Norwegian media authority will not review its gambling advertising policies, despite complaints from media broadcasters Telia and Altibox. The firms have urged for rules to be revised as they apparently contradict EEA broadcasting standards. The complaints …

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Lottstift outlines new safer gaming measures for Norsk Tipping monopoly

Norsk Tipping

Lottstift, Norway’s Gambling Authority has earmarked ‘several areas for improvement’ for national lottery operator Norsk Tipping to make its games safer for players. Publishing its annual assessment of Norsk Tipping’s performance as the exclusive monopoly operator of Norwegian gambling,  Lottstift has outlined improvement measures to ensure players’ safety using its products. Whilst making the important caveat that Norsk Tipping ‘mainly offers gambling …

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Lottstift warns Norwegian media on advertising responsibilities

SBC News Lottstift warns Norwegian media on advertising responsibilities

Norway’s gambling authority Lottstift has written to national media operators, warning incumbents that it will not tolerate the publishing of betting odds or promotion of online betting brands towards the general public. Writing to national media stakeholders, Lottstift emphasises news publishing as a specific concern which it seeks to address, stating that publishers have allowed newspapers to print odds in …

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Regulators unite to tackle video game skins and loot boxes

SBC News Regulators unite to tackle video game skins and loot boxes

Global gambling regulators have joined forces in an attempt to address concerns over the “blurred lines between gambling and video games”. Also stressing issues regarding skins and loot boxes in such titles, fifteen gambling regulators from across Europe, in addition to the Washington State Gambling Commission, have signed an agreement to address the risks. A pledge to tackle “unlicensed third-party …

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