Norway’s Progress Party has renewed its proposal to end the gambling monopoly ahead of the 8 September general election. MP Silje Hjemdal said the party was considering other Nordic countries’ remote gambling frameworks but had not chosen a model; the party has advocated reform since its 2021 manifesto.
A change in the proposed market framework could affect licensed operators and the state gambling providers.
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Norway’s Lotteritilsynet requires voluntary organisations with annual gross gaming turnover above NOK200,000 to obtain approval to offer or receive proceeds from gambling. The approval is also required for organisations seeking grants from Norsk Tipping’s surplus; the application fee is NOK2,000 per organisation.
It was reported that Norsk Tipping settled a lawsuit with customers outside court. The dispute concerned a technical error affecting Eurojackpot and Super Draw systems.
Norway’s state-owned Norsk Tipping allocated NOK4.2bn to sport in 2025, equivalent to R$2.2bn, according to the report. The report says the company distributes 64% of its betting revenue to sport under a legal requirement, while cultural and humanitarian organisations each receive 18%.
France’s National Assembly approved amendments to the Professional Sports Bill that would require age-specific loss limits for customers aged 18 to 25 on French sportsbook licences. The bill leaves the cap amount to the government, which would set it through secondary regulation after consulting the ANJ; parliamentary passage remains to be completed.
Norway’s Lotteritilsynet says pre-approved voluntary organisations can ask a bingo operator to receive a share of bingo-hall surplus through an assisted-bingo arrangement. Organisations need approval to run gambling before applying for a permit, and the approval fee is 2,000 kroner; payments from bingo halls are made four times a year, while Belago terminal surplus is paid twice yearly.