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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 …

Lottstift, Norway’s gambling authority, has revealed its plans to initiate a tender for the management of the 24-hour problem gambling helpline, ‘Hjelpelinjen‘. The announcement comes as Sykehuset Innlandet, the health trust responsible for the provinces of Hedmark and Oppland, has decided to cease its management of the helpline on December 31, 2023. As a result, Lottstift is seeking a new …

The Norwegian Gambling Authority, Lottstift, has highlighted the importance of the country’s banking sector in countering ‘illegal gambling’ offerings. According to a recent survey from the regulator, ‘more and more banks’ are making contact with customers using illegal services, earmarking Betsson and Kindred Group’s Unibet sportsbook brand as examples of such operators. Banks and financial services providers have a ‘duty’ …

Norway’s state-backed horse racing betting operator Norsk Rikstoto has secured a substantial extension to its operations.  The parimutuel betting firm announced that it had received a 10-year renewal to its licence from the Norwegian government to continue its monopoly over betting on the country’s animal sports sectors. By maintaining the monopoly, Norway’s policymakers ensure that both the Rikstoto and the …

Kindred Group has stated that it is ‘confident’ that the Lottstift’s – the Norwegian Gambling Authority (NGA) – ‘coercive fines’ against it cannot be enforced outside of Norway. The international gambling group, founded in Sweden but headquartered in Malta, will uphold its challenge to the fine in court, adding that it will also continue to ‘passively accept’ Norwegian customers. Imposed …

Kindred Group has announced that its Trannel International subsidiary will temporarily withdraw its brands from operating in the Norwegian market.  This afternoon, Kindred published a statement detailing that as an ‘act of good faith’ Trannel would comply with desist orders demanded by Lottstift – Norway’s Gambling Authority.  The long-running dispute between Kindred and Lottstift reached a boiling point this September, …

Defying a recent enforcement action by the Norwegian Lottery Authority (Lottstift), Kindred Group has stated that it will continue to operate as normal in the country.  In an interview with Swedish business news outlet Dagens Industri, Kindred CEO Henrik Tjärnström stated that the company will appeal the financial penalty and a cease and desist order.  The Swedish group operates in …

The Norwegian Lottery Authority (Lottstift) has repeated its warning to Kindred Group subsidiary Trannel International that it must exit Norway’s online gambling marketplace or face severe consequences.   Restating its Q1 warning, Lottstift demanded that Trannel retire the brands of Unibet, MariaCasino, Storspiller and Bingo.com or face daily coercive fines of NOK 1.2m (€120,000) on Kindred’s Malta-based subsidiary. Should Trannel remain …

Medietilsynet, Norway’s Media Authority, has informed that Discovery Europe has stopped broadcasting gambling adverts to Norwegian audiences  Discovery had previously contested Medietilsynet orders to blackout gambling adverts, broadcast on its pan-European network of MAX, VOX, FEM and Eurosport channels.  The conflict had seen Medietilsynet order Norwegian TV platforms Telia, Telenor, RiksTV and Altibox to terminate their broadcasts of Discovery channels …

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 …