{"id":19151,"date":"2025-07-02T13:42:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamingeuropa.com\/?p=19151"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:42:37","slug":"norwegian-lottery-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamingeuropa.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/norwegian-lottery-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian State Lottery Reports Thousands of Winners in Error"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Norwegian Lottery winners error has led to a nationwide mix-up, as Norway\u2019s state lottery company issued an apology on Monday (30) to 47,000 players after mistakenly announcing that they had all won large sums of money. The false claims resulted from a currency conversion mistake, causing inflated prize figures to be displayed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian state-owned lottery company, the mistake occurred following last Friday\u2019s Eurojackpot draw (27). An error in the calculation\u2014specifically, multiplying the prize amounts by 100 instead of dividing by 100 during the euro-to-krona conversion\u2014resulted in exaggerated payouts being displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ole Fredrik, who was vacationing in Greece when he received a message from Norsk Tipping, thought he had hit the jackpot. \u201cI thought, \u2018Wow! It\u2019s finally me? Is it true?\u2019 I went to the Norsk Tipping website and it said in black and white, \u2018Congratulations, you\u2019ve won!\u2019\u201d Sveen recounted to NRK. In reality, he had only won 125 kroner (\u00a310).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company mistakenly sent messages to all 47,000 players involved, offering false hope. On Monday, they sent out a collective apology to those affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe apology is no consolation. They should have sent it right after they made the mistake, not today,\u201d Sveen added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lottery authority announced an investigation into the incident, questioning whether gambling laws might have been compromised. Culture Minister Lubna Jaffery condemned the mistake as \u201ctotally unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/igamingeuropa.com\/new-zealand-invites-online-casino-operators-to-apply-for-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Zealand Invites Online Casino Operators to Apply for Licenses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the controversy, Norsk Tipping\u2019s CEO, Tonje Sagstuen, resigned on Saturday. The company\u2019s vice chairman, Vegar Strand, took responsibility for issuing the apology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in Brazil, the Mega-Sena lottery is set to hold its 2882nd draw on Tuesday (1), with an estimated jackpot of R$52 million. The event begins at 8 p.m. at Espa\u00e7o da Sorte in S\u00e3o Paulo and will be streamed live on Caixa\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players can place their bets until 7 p.m. via authorized outlets, the Caixa Loterias Online platform, or the official Caixa app. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Norwegian Lottery winners error<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/igamingbrazil.com\/en\/author\/carlos-petruchio\/\"><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian Lottery winners error has led to a nationwide mix-up, as Norway\u2019s state lottery company issued an apology on Monday (30) to 47,000 players after mistakenly announcing that they had all won large sums of money. The false claims resulted from a currency conversion mistake, causing inflated prize figures to be displayed. 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