Norsk Tipping receives warning, may face $100K fine

• After confirming a fine against Norsk Tipping last month, the Norwegian gambling regulator warned the operator once again
• This time, the operator faced scrutiny over deficiencies related to anti-money laundering
• The Norwegian Lottery Authority confirmed Norsk Tipping may be impacted by a sanction of up to $100,000

The state-owned gambling operator in Norway, Norsk Tipping, received a warning and may be facing a hefty sanction over shortcomings related to anti-money laundering.

The Norwegian Lottery Authority, Lottstift, has announced it uncovered deficiencies related to the operator's failure to detect money laundering.

Lottstift welcomed Norsk Tipping's willingness to address the shortcomings

In its announcement, the Authority said it discovered "several discrepancies," and warned Norsk Tipping may be facing a fine of up to NOK 1m ($98,800).

Per the latest warning by Lottstift, some of the deficiencies are related to past conditions, and Norsk Tipping has addressed those partially.

In the words of Tatyana Søreide Klepaker, an attorney for the Norwegian Gambling Authority, it is great to see that Norsk Tipping is willing to address potential deficiencies.

"We welcome the fact that Norsk Tipping is showing a willingness to address this, but the requirement came in 2018, and we expected them to have it in place," she explained in a statement.

The Authority acknowledged it had discovered a total of five discrepancies after supervising Norsk Tipping's systems.

Notably, it explained that it has only uncovered system errors rather than money laundering violations.

"Norsk Tipping has not had good enough systems to ensure compliance with certain provisions of the Money Laundering Act," Lottstift wrote.

Going into further details, the Authority said that the operator hasn't provided good enough systems to discover more about the identity of its customers and the source of their funds.

"They need to know this in order to be able to detect money laundering," the gambling watchdog further said.

Lottstift gave Norsk Tipping a deadline until January 15, 2026, to comment on the notice.

After the operator's response to the matter, the Authority is expected to make a decision.

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