Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)
Norway’s Lottery and Foundation Authority submitted its response to the proposed Gambling Act on 2 October 2020. It said the bill would bring three existing gambling laws together, strengthen oversight and place gambling policy under the Ministry of Culture.
The proposal would strengthen the authority’s oversight role and consolidate regulation of Norway’s gambling market.
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Norwegian organisations must report lottery accounts to Lotteritilsynet within four months after a lottery ends. They must also confirm that prizes were distributed or that unclaimed prizes went to the lottery’s purpose; an assistant may report on an organisation’s behalf in some cases.
Organisations must report a lottery's accounts to Lotteritilsynet within four months of the lottery ending, the Norwegian regulator says. The accounts must be accompanied by confirmation that prizes were handed out or that unclaimed prizes went to the lottery's purpose.
Reportedly, Brazil’s Culture Ministry has authorised R$2.9m of fundraising under the Rouanet law for productions about sports betting. They will address the sector’s history, social impacts and gambling-addiction risks, but depend on private sponsorship raised by 2026.
Brazil's Ministry of Culture has authorised a São Paulo production company to raise BRL2.99m through the Rouanet law for two audiovisual projects about sports betting in Brazil, according to a ministry notice. The approval was published in Portaria SAV/MinC 46 on Friday 11 September. The projects belong to FM Arte Cultura e Educação Ltda., a company based in São Paulo, and are led by Luís Filippe Moura de Toledo, a cultural manager and producer whose previous work was concentrated in the music sector.
Norway’s Lotteritilsynet says voluntary organisations may apply to run lotteries with turnover of up to 100 million kroner. Applicants must first obtain approval to offer gambling, then seek a lottery permit; post-sale draws are conducted by the authority, while pre-drawn lotteries must use approved scratchcards.
The Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Equality has proposed regulatory changes that would let Norsk Tipping offer tournament poker and cash games. Plans include daily and monthly loss limits, capped buy-ins and blinds, play breaks, a four-table maximum and new incident-reporting duties for major gambling providers.
Norway's Ministry of Culture and Equality has opened a fast-track public consultation on amendments to national gambling regulations that would allow state-owned Norsk Tipping to offer online poker legally for the first time, according to the consultation. The consultation was published on 29 September and proposes authorising Norsk Tipping to provide "nettpoker" in two formats: tournament poker and cash games.
Norway’s Lotteritilsynet requires pre-approved voluntary organisations to submit annual accounts by 1 June, including total income and expenses and any gambling surplus. The report covers the previous financial year, must be filed electronically through Altinn, and is required even when an organisation did not offer gambling or receive a surplus.