Norway’s Lotteritilsynet orders bingo halls to close under COVID-19 restrictions
Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)
Norway’s Lotteritilsynet said on 16 March 2020 that bingo halls had to close after clarifying with the Norwegian Directorate of Health that they fell within the category of cultural events. The authority also considered association-run bingo and fundraising bazaars to be cultural events in this context.
Bingo operators in Norway were required to suspend in-person hall activity under the stated public-health interpretation.