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Norway’s Lottery Authority explains workplace lottery rules and NOK200,000 threshold

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Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)

Norway’s Lottery Authority published guidance on 8 June 2026 covering workplace lotteries, bingo and similar gambling. Organisations and individuals may offer games with annual gross turnover of up to NOK200,000 without permission, but profits generally must go to a non-profit purpose; games exceeding that threshold require prior permission for eligible organisations.

The guidance sets turnover and profit-allocation conditions for workplace gambling organisers in Norway.

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Norway consults on allowing Norsk Tipping to offer online poker

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.

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