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Lotteritilsynet warns Kapoow and 12 influencers over illegal gambling

Enforcement & compliance

Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)

Norway’s Lotteritilsynet warned Kapoow and 12 Norwegian influencers on 19 June about proposed orders to stop offering and marketing gambling to Norwegian audiences. The regulator said Kapoow shut its website two hours after the warning; it proposed coercive fines of NOK250,000 a day for the company and NOK6,000 a day for each influencer if the activity continued.

The proposed daily coercive fines expose Kapoow and the influencers to financial penalties if the activity continues.

Earlier fines and penalties by Lotteritilsynet

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Unibet, BetssonNot statedLotteritilsynet says major gambling companies are leaving NorwayNot stated
Not namedNot statedLotteritilsynet plans further action on influencers promoting illegal gamblingNot stated
Trannel International, UnibetNOK 1,200,000Norway pauses Trannel’s daily coercive fine subject to compliance conditionsNot stated
Trannel International, KindredNot statedOslo court upholds order requiring Trannel to stop offering gambling in NorwayNot stated
BML Group, BetssonNot statedLotteritilsynet orders BML Group to stop offering gambling in NorwayNot stated

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