- Online casino
- State monopolyLegal online products come only from state operators.
- Regulator
- LotteritilsynetCurrent regime since 2023
- Legal basis
- Lov om pengespill (pengespilloven)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
- Research coverage
- 67% 8 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | State monopoly | Known | Knowledge base, 2026-10-08 |
| Sports betting | State monopoly | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources) |
| Online poker | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Lottery | State monopoly | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources) |
| Land-based casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources) |
Regulation
- Licensing model
- State monopolyKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
- Governing law
- Lov om pengespill (pengespilloven)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
- Citation
- LOV-2022-03-18-12Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
- Current regime since
- 2023-01-01Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
- Minimum age, online
- 18 yearsKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Regulators covering Norway
- The Norwegian Gaming Foundation-Authority0 licensed brands
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Licensed and offshore brands
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15How many brands hold a licence that covers Norway, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.
Brand access declarations for Norway, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Norway70440.9%
- Exclude Norway in their terms36921.4%
- No declaration64837.7%
Hold a licence covering Norway0brands
List Norway as a focus market221brands
Offers marked available248welcome offers
Brands serving Norway Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
Market data
Enterprise What would change this page
- Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
- Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
- Tax changes for operators or players
- A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Other state monopoly markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | Europe | 704 40.9% | 369 | 221 | 248 |
| Åland Islands | Europe | 0 0.0% | 394 | 2 | 0 |
| Austria | Europe | 627 36.4% | 440 | 294 | 173 |
| Faroe Islands | Europe | 0 0.0% | 386 | 2 | 0 |
| Iceland | Europe | 569 33.1% | 375 | 39 | 3 |
| Moldova | Europe | 434 25.2% | 562 | 3 | 1 |
| North Macedonia | Europe | 557 32.4% | 383 | 1 | 2 |
Not legal advice
This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
Independent of placement
No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.
Gaps stay visible
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Lotteritilsynet newslottstift.no
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-NO
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 1 cited, medium confidence