SectorWire
SearchGet the daily briefing
Menu

Lotteritilsynet fines Norsk Rikstoto NOK2m over anti-money-laundering breaches

Enforcement & compliance

Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)

Norway’s Lotteritilsynet has imposed a NOK2 million infringement fee on Norsk Rikstoto for six breaches involving its anti-money-laundering systems. The authority cited gaps in risk-based customer checks, politically exposed person controls and risk assessments, as well as lost customer data. Norsk Rikstoto can appeal by 15 January 2026; a separate coercive fine may follow if it misses deadlines to remedy deficiencies.

The decision imposes a substantial penalty and requires Norsk Rikstoto to address specified customer-control and data-retention failures.

Earlier fines and penalties by Lotteritilsynet

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Norsk RikstotoNOK 6,000,000Lotteritilsynet fines Norsk Rikstoto NOK 6m over loss-limit breachesNot stated
Not namedNot statedLotteritilsynet blocks 57 illegal gambling sites in first DNS roundNot stated
O Kristoffersen Bingodrift, Royal BingodriftNOK 16,000Lotteritilsynet fines four bingo operators over AML breachesNot stated
BML Group, BetssonNot statedLotteritilsynet orders BML Group to stop offering gambling in NorwayNot stated
Lyoness, myWorld NorwayNot statedNorway's gaming authority orders Lyoness to cease pyramid scheme activityNot stated

Connections

Request a correction

Keep reading

Regulation

DataReportal study puts South Africa first for online gambling participation

A DataReportal study of internet users aged over 16 found that South Africa had the highest online gambling participation, at 32.3%, followed by Norway at 31.2%. The report also cited estimates of $105 billion to $121 billion for the global digital betting market and said Colombia had more than 10.8 million registered active accounts.

A DataReportal study of internet users aged over 16 found that South Africa had the highest online gambling participation, at 32.3%, followed by Norway at 31.2%, according to the report. The percentages refer to surveyed internet users rather than the whole population of each country.

Continue reading