The Norwegian Gambling Authority (Lotteritilsynet) has fined Norsk Tipping NOK 1m ($105,289) for deficiencies in the company’s anti-money laundering (AML) systems. This penalty, announced last year, has now been formally adopted.
As a state-owned operator, Norsk Tipping is required to maintain robust AML procedures and systems. This is to ensure compliance with certain provisions of the Money Laundering Act.
The Norwegian Gambling Authority identified five discrepancies during its review of the operator's systems. While no actual money laundering was detected, several system errors were noted.
According to Tatyana Søreide Klepaker, Lawyer at the Norwegian Gambling Authority, “They have not known enough about who the customers are and where the funds they are playing with came from. They need to know this in order to uncover money laundering.”
Some of the identified discrepancies relate to historical conditions. Norsk Tipping has since addressed several of these issues, being ordered to implement additional measures to ensure ongoing compliance.
The recent enforcement action adds to the growing list of regulatory penalties Norsk Tipping has faced recently.
In October, an even larger NOK 10m fine was approved by the authorities after 47,000 players of the lottery were incorrectly informed that they had won excessively large prizes.
The organisation appears to have had a long-term issue in drawing lottery games incorrectly – when the scandal broke earlier in 2025, Tonje Sagstuen stood down as CEO – and the company also had to pay a NOK 46m fine on this occasion.
In the past, Norsk Tipping was also fined for breaching self-exclusion requirements and probed for potential underage gambling
