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Norsk Tipping, The Norwegian National Lottery, offers a wide range of lotto, sports and instant games in the Norwegian market. The products are sold through a nationwide network of 4000 on-line retailers, with a total turnover in 2000 of NOK 8,3 billion ($950 million).
Norsk Tipping is owned by the Norwegian government and was founded in 1948 to fund Norwegian sports facilities and scientific research. Today the company also raises money for culture causes.
In 2001 Norsk Tipping will start to offer its products on the Internet.

Norsk Tipping Has A New Lottery Program Host
HAMAR, Norway (August 12, 2010) – Ingeborg Elisabeth Didrichsen Myhre is one of Norsk Tipping’s two new lottery program hosts.........Subscribers

Lotto Presenter Moving On
HAMAR, Norway (July 31, 2010) - After 11 years as a presenter for the Lotto draw, Saturday July 31, will mark the last day  Hilde W. Joakimsen will present the Lotto for Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian Lottery............Subscribers

Norwegian National Lottery Eyes Entertainment Industry for Expanding Slot Machine Footprint
HAMAR, Norway (July 19, 2010) – Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian National Lottery, Chairman Lars Sponheim believes service establishments are an excellent spot for gaming [slot] machines..........Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Revenue Increases
HAMAR, Norway (July 8, 2010) - During the first half of the year, Norwegians spent over 5.6 billion dollars on traditional games to the Norwegian National Lottery. That is nearly 300 million more than the same period last year. The increase is due to the great interest around the Viking Lotto prize where totals were 80 to 110 million kroner.........Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Community Panel Schedules First Meeting
HAMAR, Norway (June 24, 2010) – What do Børge Brende, Dag Kaas, Lill -Tove Bergmo and Tove Paule have in common,  they all sit on the Norsk Tipping society panel - along with ten (10) other socially committed people..........Subscribers

Norway's Newest Gambling Laws
OSLO, Norway (June 3, 2010) -- As of June 1, the new Norwegian gambling laws are in full effect, restricting payment methods for Norway’s online players at foreign-operated casinos..................Subscribers

Regulations Prohibiting Card Processing for Payment of Games
HAMAR, Norway (May 31, 2010) - Tuesday June 1, 2010 enters the prohibition against payment of gambling games that do not have a Norwegian license in force...................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping (Norway) Issues RFQ for Game Providers to Their IVT Platform
Hamar, Norway (May 11, 2010) -- The Norwegian State Lottery, Norsk Tipping, has issued an RFQ, in which they are seeking three game development partners to provide games over the next 3-4 years on their open content IVT platform MULTIX. Since 2008, Norsk Tipping has a nationwide monopoly on gaming machines, currently running 2,000 IVTs in 1000 venues throughout the country, with a regulatory maximum of 10.000 machines........................Subscribers

Lottery Seeks Approval for Slot Machines in Stores
HAMAR, Norway (May 7, 2010) - In 2003 Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian National Lottery was granted a license to deploy 10,000 slot machines. However, today, the goal is to roll out 4,000 machines, and half are in place...............Subscribers

Record Transfers from Norsk Tipping
HAMAR, Norway (May 4, 2010) -- Norsk Tipping is currently distributing a record contribution to worthy social causes in 2010. This is due to a new record turnover for the second consecutive year...................Subscribers

New Viking Lotto Ball Drawing Machine
HAMAR, Norway (April 28, 2010) -  Have you wanted better figures in Viking Lotto? Now they are here! Wednesday was the premiere of the new drawing machine Viking Lotto. The French produced the machine and it is chock full of advanced technology.........................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping is Turpartner for the Norwegian Mountain Touring
Norwegian Lottery Has Signed a Three-Year Agreement with The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT). The collaboration will develop including DNT national turdager: "Come out" day, which aims to get more people to get out in nature.
HAMAR, Norway (April 28, 2010) -- We are pleased that Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian National Lottery, will help in getting people out of the chair. “Walking for most people is an important step to utilize the funds to play for the whole population and mobilize all the people to increase physical activity in nature,".............Subscribers

Lotto Fever Produces Good Quarterly Figures
Large Jackpots produced by Viking Lotto have lifted the quarterly results for the Norwegian National Lottery
This major support for our games combined with the savings in the operation divisions gives a very good start to the year, says CEO. Torbjorn Almlid
HAMAR, Norway (April 22, 2010) - “Consumer interest in large jackpots has been common and resulted in success for channelling the desire to play against our games” says CEO. Torbjorn Almlid...........Subscribers

New Deputy Director of Strategy / Legal / Real estate Appointed to Norsk Tipping
HAMAR, Norway (April 16, 2010) - The Director position replaces the former position as vice president Tollef Imsdalen went out earlier this year. The company no longer has the post of Deputy Managing Director. Siv Elisabeth Hveberg holds a law degree from the University of Oslo...........Subscribers

Government Asks Banks to Create Loophole for Norwegian Gaming Companies
Reports that on Friday the government adopted a new regulation to ensure that Norwegian banks can not operate the payment to foreign online gaming sites. It means that Norwegians can not use their bankcards on sites like Betsson and Unibet. The regulation also means Norwegians can not pay by card when they visit a casino abroad........................Subscribers

Deloitte to Audit Norsk Tipping
HAMAR, Norway (February 25, 2010) - Deloitte has been commissioned to conduct an external independent review of Norsk Tipping. The reason for the investigation is the extended audit by the Auditor General of the company for the years 2000 - 2007. Investigation work will start immediately and is scheduled to end before the summer..........................Subscribers

It is Important that the Norsk Tipping Continues to Develop Exciting Game Prospects says Culture Minister Anniken Huitfeldt
HAMAR, Norway (February 6,  2010) - New games will ensure that the Norwegians play like channeled to velregulerte game offers, rather than to uncontrolled gambling offered from abroad through the internet. In time to come we Norwegians increasingly see that the Norsk Tipping will adapt its offer further to the new electronic media to ensure that the games are available in the channels players want to use. .........................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Urge to Play Wit
HAMAR, Norway (February 2, 2010) - Norsk Tipping has launched a simple web-based self-test to detect risky gambling habits at an early stage......................Subscribers

Record Turnover for Norsk Tipping – Official Press Release
HAMAR, Norway (January 22, 2010) -- “2009 was a record year for Norsk Tipping.  – Our task is to offer the Norwegian populace responsible and attractive games that create profits to be used for deserving social causes. Our turnover is an indicator of our success in achieving this objective.” - Managing Director Torbjørn Almlid.......................Subscribers

Record Turnover For Norsk Tipping
HAMAR, Norway (January 22, 2010) - Norwegian pools: 2009 was a record year for the Norwegian Tipping. “Our mission is to provide the Norwegian people for responsible and attractive games offering that creates a profit for socially beneficial purposes. Revenues ours is an indication of how well we succeed in this mission,” says CEO. Torbjørn Almlid....................Subscribers

Flax Instant Lottery Frost Commercial
HAMAR, Norway (January 14, 2010) - Norwegian Lottery (Norsk Tipping) flax has a new commercial for its Scratch Ticket Game ‘Frost.’ One of Norway’s leading Advertising Agency TRY, from Oslo, Norway put together this quirky feel good commercial....................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Investigating the Internal Conditions for the Period 2000-2007
Norsk Tipping gransker interne forhold for perioden 2000-2007
HAMAR, Norway (January 12, 2010) - Norsk Tipping initiate an independent investigation on the basis of the Auditor General expanded audit of the company in the years 2000 - 2007. Two new factors of this revision is presented for Cultural Affairs and the Norwegian Tipping........................Subscribers

Lars Sponheim New Chairman of Norsk Tipping AS
HAMAR, Norway (November 24, 2009) - Anniken Huitfeldt has appointed Lars Sponheim the new chairman of the Norwegian Tipping AS......................Subscribers

Norwegian Tipping Announce Sale of Keno Recommenced Wednesday
HAMAR, Norway (November 11, 2009) - Wednesday morning saw the re-commencement of the sale of KENO again for Norsk Tipping. The error (See Tuesday’s Edition of Lottery Insider) is corrected, and all the exposed draws for Keno are now conducted again, says Torbjørn Almlid, CEO of Norsk Tipping. ...............Subscribers

Keno Sales Likely to Resume From Tuesday
HAMAR, Norway (November 6, 2009) - Sales and Giveaways should return to a common thread again from Tuesday, after Norwegian Tipping stopped the sale of Keno due to data problems. All other games were reported to be running normally.....................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Trials Self Diagnosis Kit For Players
HAMAR, Norway (October 5, 2009) - Norwegian Tipping today introduced a simple web-based self-test to detect risky gambling habits at an early stage. "Some of the best one can do to prevent problem gambling is to give the players a tool to be aware of their gambling. We encourage the playing sense, and therefore it is important to give advice on what they can do and how they can address if they are in the process of developing, or already have a gambling problem,"said Torbjorn Almlid, MD. in Norwegian Tipping.......................Subscribers

Settlement Between Norsk Tipping and Reidar Nordby Jr.
NORWAY (August 14, 2009) -- Today, an in-court-settlement has been reached in the Appellate Court between former managing director of Norsk Tipping, Reidar Nordby Jr., and Norsk Tipping regarding the lawsuit brought against Norsk Tipping by Reidar Nordby Jr. in the summer of 2008........................Subscribers

Board and Management of Norsk Tipping Meet on Amendments in Auditor General Report
HAMAR, Norway (June 16, 2009) -  Norsk Tipping’s Board met to discuss the conditions mentioned in the Auditor General's report on Norsk Tipping in the years 2000 - 2007. Several of the conditions mentioned in the Auditor General's report are viewed as an opportunity for improvement................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Introduces 18-Year Age Limit, Behavioural Tools And Stake Limits
HAMAR, Norway (May 22, 2009) -- Norsk Tipping is now introducing and 18-year age limit on all games and new behavioural tools in order to combat the negative aspects of gaming and gambling. “Our objective is to be world leader in responsible gaming,” says CEO Torbjørn Almlid of Norsk Tipping.....................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Introduces Stricter Limits
NORWAY (May 23, 2009) - Norsk Tipping, Norway’s leading games company, is introducing stricter regulations, including an 18-year age limit on all of its games, as well as a limit on the stake you are allowed......................Subscribers

Record Contribution From Norsk Tipping
HAMAR, Norway (April 22, 2009) -- Norsk Tipping will set a new record in contributions to worthy social causes in 2009. This is thanks to a new record in turnover for the second year running.....................Subscribers

ACE Interactive Receives Order For 1,000 Additional Gaming Terminals From Norsk Tipping
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (March 9, 2009) – Aristocrat Leisure Limited announced that its fully owned subsidiary ACE Interactive has received an order for 1,000 Indago™ interactive Video Terminals (iVT) from Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian National Lottery. These terminals will be installed as part of an anticipated network of over 6,500 terminals throughout Norway..................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Lodge Patent for Method and System for Administering Betting Games..................Subscribers

ACE Interactive Receives Order For 1,000 Additional Gaming Terminals From Norsk Tipping
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (January 6, 2009) – Aristocrat Leisure Limited announced that its fully owned subsidiary Ace Interactive has received an order for 1,000 Indago™ interactive Video Terminals (iVT’s) from Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian National Lottery. These terminals will be installed as part of an anticipated network of over 6,500 terminals throughout Norway...............Subscribers

Torbjørn Almlid New CEO of Norsk Tipping AS
HAMAR, Norway (October 24, 2008) -- Today the Board of Directors of Norsk Tipping appointed Torbjørn Almlid (58) as new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Almlid leaves his position as CEO of Sykehuset Innlandet (The Innlandet Hospital Trust) to join the company................Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Draws Criticism with New Game Proposal
UNITED KINGDOM (October 1, 2008) -- A new European lottery game proposed by Norsk Tipping has hit the headlines in Norway this week, with the state-owned gaming company being accused of 'double standards'.............Subscribers

ACE Interactive Receives Order for 500 Additional Gaming Terminals From Norsk Tipping
LONDON, 15th September 2008 – Aristocrat Leisure Limited announced today that its fully owned subsidiary Ace Interactive has received a second order for 500 Indago™ interactive Video Terminals (iVT) from Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian National Lottery. These terminals will be installed as part of an anticipated network of over 6,500 terminals throughout Norway...............Subscribers

ACE Interactive’s Video Lottery System Goes Live in Norway
LONDON, UK (September 11, 2008) -- Leading edge gaming technology developer, ACE Interactive is celebrating the successful public launch of its true server based gaming (SBG) system in Norway. Its network of Indago™ interactive Video Terminals (iVTs) powered by TruServ™ technology, which is being operated by state owned lottery & gaming organization Norsk Tipping (NT), went live in the town of Hamar on 27^th August. The switch on marks the start of a nationwide rollout of approximately 6,500 iVTs................Subscribers

Many Local Authorities Want to Ban Norsk Tipping’s New Gaming Machines
NORWAY (August 26, 2008) –The state-owned gambling monopoly, Norsk Tipping, wants to install thousands of new ‘friendly’ gaming machines throughout Norway. But, local authorities are reportedly often unwilling to accept them.................Subscribers

Norwegian Gaming Terminals – A World First!
HAMAR, Norway (August 2008) -- Today Norsk Tipping presented its new gaming terminals to the media. The terminals will now undergo consumer trials at selected locations in the Hamar area during the summer and autumn...............Subscribers

Norway Adopts Strict Rules on Video Gambling Machines
OSLO, Norway (June 12, 2008) -- Norway is imposing some of the world’s strictest rules on video gambling machines in a drive to..............Subscribers

Lottery to Introduce 100 Percent Registered Gaming
HAMAR, Norway (April 9, 2008) -- Norsk Tipping plans to introduce 100 percent registered gaming in June. This means that all those who wish to participate in a Norsk Tipping game must hold a player card for all games with the exception of Flax.....................Subscribers

3.1 billion to Share Out: Record Result From Norsk Tipping AS
HAMAR, Norway (April 9, 2008) -- Norsk Tipping AS achieved its best ever result in 2007. Sports & athletics and cultural activities each receive NOK 1.25 billions, while the profit from Extra generated NOK 219 millions for health and reconvalescence activities................Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.2

ACE Interactive Resumes Server Based Gaming Project in Norway
LONDON, UK (January 10, 2008) -- Aristocrat Leisure Limited announced today that its fully owned subsidiary ACE Interactive has received an initial order of 500 interactive Video Terminals (iVT) from Norsk Tipping.............Subscribers

Axel Krogvig Appointed as CEO of Norsk Tipping
HAMAR, Norway (December 10, 2007) -- The Board of Directors of Norsk Tipping has appointed Axel Krogvig as the Company’s new Acting Chief Executive Officer. He takes up the position with immediate effect.................Subscribers

Reidar Nordby Jr. Will Resign as President and Chief Executive Officer of Norsk Tipping 
HAMAR, Norway (November 20, 2007) -- Reidar Nordby Jr. will resign as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Norsk Tipping AS.  He will continue as a special advisor with particular responsibilities within the area of international relations.........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.9

Norsk Tipping to Launch KENO
NORWAY (November 5, 2007) -- The Norwegian National Lottery, Norsk Tipping is launching KENO today Monday October 5th. The game will have a daily televised draw, and be shown on the national television channel NRK.............Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Boosts Lottery Sales With Cisco High-Definition Digital Signage Network
OSLO, Norway (October 9, 2007) - Norsk Tipping AS, the state-owned national lottery in Norway, has installed the Cisco Digital Media System, a comprehensive digital signage solution for approximately 4,000 point-of-sale locations nationwide to deliver timely and targeted marketing communications to customers..............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.3

Download Norsk Tippings Annual Report and Social Report
NORWAY (July 20, 2007) -- You can now download Norsk Tipping's Annual and Social report for 2006.  The reports provide the reader with financial results, and substantial and quantifiable information about the company’s contribution to society............................Subscribers

Unusual 84 year old!
Article provided by: Peer J. Svenkerud, Senior Vice-President, Norsk Tipping AS.
NORWAY (July 16, 2007) -- 84-year old Kåre Pettersen from Farsund has scored twelve correct forecasts all of 84 times.........Subscribers

Good Results for Norsk Tipping
HAMAR, Norway (July 5, 2007) -- Turnover generated by Norsk Tipping’s games continues the positive trend we saw last year. Five of the Company’s seven games showed continued growth during the first half-year, and total turnover for the first six months of the year grew.......Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.3

"Shape-up or Close down”, Roundtable Conference Held in Oslo, Norway
OSLO, Norway (june 30, 2007) -- A closed roundtable conference, titled “Shape-up or Close-down” took place in Oslo Norway this week, hosted by the Norwegian National Lottery, Norsk Tipping.  Particpants were European Lottery Executives............Subscribers

The Norwegian Gaming Machine Monopoly is Not in Conflict with the EEA Agreement
NORWAY (June 26, 2007) -- The Supreme Court of Norway has today ruled that Norsk Tipping’s monopoly on gaming machines is not in conflict with the EEA Agreement...........Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Pleased With EFTA-Court Statement in Ladbrokes-Case
HAMAR, Norway (May 31, 2007) -- Norsk Tipping AS is pleased with the statement in the EFTA-Court Wednesday where the court confirmed that the principle of a state monopoly for gaming and gambling is not in conflict with EEA-law.............Subscribers

A Leap Forward for Norway’s New IVT’s
HAMAR, Norway (May 21, 2007) -- All the three parties in the Norwegian coalition cabinet support the position of the Minister of Cultural affairs, Mr. Trond Giske, concerning the Norwegian market for IVT’s (Interactive Video Terminals)............Subscribers

A Leap Forward for Norway’s New IVT’s
HAMAR, Norway (May 18, 2007) -- All the three parties in the Norwegian coalition cabinet support the position of the Minister of Cultural affairs, Mr. Trond Giske, concerning the Norwegian market for IVT’s. This means that Norsk Tipping’s VLT-terminals can be introduced throughout the country and that local authorities will not be given the right to determine whether to offer VLT-gaming or not in their municipality............Subscribers

Norsk Tipping Meets with WLA Standards
HAMAR, Norway (May 3, 2007) -- Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has concluded that Norsk Tipping meets with the security requirements laid down by the World Lottery Association (WLA)............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.6

Norsk Tipping Will Introduce Mandatory Registration For Participation In Gaming
HAMAR, Norway (April 20, 2007) -- Norsk Tipping is planning to introduce mandatory registration for participation in gaming for all its gambling activities with the exception of Flax, their instant tickets. In doing so, Norsk Tipping will be the first State-owned gaming company to introduce mandatory registration...........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.5

Solid Result for Norsk Tipping AS -- €2.7 billion to Social Causes
HAMAR, Norway (April 17, 2007) -- Norsk Tipping AS achieved an excellent result for the year 2006. Sports & athletics and cultural activities each receive a massive € 155 million, while the profits generated by the game Extra, € 25 million goes to health and reconvalescence activities.............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.4

Norway Wins VLT Case in the EFTA Court
HAMAR, Norway (March 14, 2007) -- The EFTA Court today ruled that Norway was not in breach of the EEA Treaty when they decided to monopolize the market for slot machines (VLT’s) in Norway.............Subscribers

Gaming Card Success For Norsk Tipping
HAMAR, Norway (January 5, 2007) -- During the course of a single year almost 100 percent of Norsk Tipping’s customers have acquired the company's new gaming card with SmartCard technology.........Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.3

Lotto and Oddsen Generate A Good Rise In Turnover For Norsk Tipping In 2006
HAMAR, Norway (January 3, 2007) -- Norsk Tipping has reversed a downward trend in turnover to a growth of 4.5 percent in 2006. Turnover for the year was NOK 9 616 million (approx. USD 1538 million), an increase of NOK 413 million compared to 2005.  Product improvements introduced for Lotto and Oddsen were major contributing factors to the growth..........Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.2

Business Operations of Tipp24 AG Prohibited in Saxony-Anhalt
HAMBURG, Germany (January 2, 2007) -- In an injunction served today, the German state of Saxony-Anhalt has forbidden Tipp24 AG from carrying out its business operations in Saxony-Anhalt..........Subscribers