Jackpot glitch sees Norsk Tipping slammed with multi-million fine
Norsk Tipping has been hit with a stinging NOK 46m (USD $4.5m) fine after regulators uncovered a decade-long blunder that skewed its flagship Lotto and Eurojackpot “super draws.”
The error, traced back as far as 2015, gave syndicates and group betting pools a massive edge over individual players, warping the odds in thousands of draws. At one point, group entries made up just four per cent of bets but scooped nearly 40 per cent of the winnings.
“The integrity of every affected draw was compromised,” the Norwegian Lottery and Foundations Authority said, slamming the state-owned monopoly for failing to act sooner. Warning signs were flagged in late 2024, yet several faulty draws still went ahead before Norsk Tipping fixed the glitch in early 2025. Regulators branded the delay “negligent,” adding that a dominant operator should never have allowed the problem to run unchecked for years.
The fine piles onto a growing list of embarrassments for Norsk Tipping, which has already paid separate fines over failures in its self-exclusion system and for a casino payout error in the past year.
With public trust rattled and regulators circling, Norway’s monopoly lottery operator now faces mounting pressure to prove it can run a fair game.
