Online gambling law and regulation in Norway

Is online gambling permitted?Yes1 (it is permitted, but can only be offered by certain operators) 
Licence available for…BettingNo (monopoly)
SportsNo (monopoly)
Card GamesNo
CasinoNo (monopoly)
LotteryYes
Footnotes and Notes

Non-commercial organizations can under certain conditions be licensed to provide small-scale and low-risk gambling services, and profits from such gambling services must be used on the non-commercial activities of the organization. 

1. The Norwegian regime is a de facto state monopoly. The state-owned Norsk Tipping and the Norsk Rikstoto foundation are the sole licence holders of the right to provide online and mobile gambling in Norway. The latter is limited to gambling on horse racing.

Last updated: April 2023

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