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Lotteritilsynet urges banks to halt illegal gambling payments within one working day

Regulation

Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)

Norway's Lotteritilsynet said banks should stop transactions to and from illegal gambling companies within one working day after the authority issues a payment-processing decision. Its review of 37 banks found that banks were not acting quickly enough, and the authority said it would increase supervision and respond faster to breaches.

Banks face a stated one-working-day expectation for blocking transactions after a Lotteritilsynet decision.

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