Source: Lotteritilsynet (Norway)
Norway's Lotteritilsynet said the tax-relief trial run by the Ministry of Finance does not qualify as a lottery. It said the arrangement lacks the required elements under gambling law, including a qualifying stake; paying tax to the state does not count as one.
The clarification distinguishes a government tax trial from gambling activity subject to lottery rules.
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