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The Ministry of Culture and Equality has put online poker for the state monopoly out to a fast-track consultation, two years after Norsk Tipping asked for it. The proposal comes with tight stakes, loss and table limits, and an open question about whether a Norway-only player pool can compete with the foreign sites it is meant to replace.

The Administrative Jurisdiction Division ruled on 16 September that the single-licence system for instant lotteries, retail sports betting and the lotto is a proportionate restriction on the free movement of services, that the East Brabant court used evidence it was not allowed to use, and that JVH's separate attack on Lotto BV's licence came too late. A second ruling the same day kept the charity lotteries at 69 draws a year.

The Nordic Network group chief executive has just bought a Counter-Strike team. He is also the person willing to say that operators splashing cash on jerseys removed any incentive for esports organisations to run sustainable businesses, and that it is about to stop.

Norway is investing heavily in education, treatment and research to tackle gambling harm from the ground up. But with its state monopoly operator under scrutiny, the government faces questions about whether prevention alone is enough.

Norway expands charity lottery access to twenty-three organisations as the state monopoly faces unprecedented political and regulatory challenges.

A new study from Norway has provided quantitative evidence linking video game mechanics like loot boxes and skin betting to a higher prevalence of gambling

Norway's state-run gambling monopoly, Norsk Tipping, is engulfed in a serious crisis of confidence, facing multiple investigations from the national

As Canada’s gaming market continues its digital transformation, the success of Ontario’s competitive online gaming sector is raising questions about whether

A Member of Parliament from Norway's Progress Party has reiterated her party’s desire to end the country’s longstanding gambling monopoly. MP Silje Hjemdal is

An expert panel convened at the European Economic Congress on April 24, 2025, has strongly advocated for significant reform in Poland's gambling sector,