Svalbard & Jan Mayen

State monopoly

The Gaming Act (pengespilloven) applies in Svalbard and Jan Mayen as in mainland Norway, under its section 3. Online casino, betting and lottery games are offered only by Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto, and other operators need a licence they cannot obtain. There are no casinos.

Online casino
State monopolyLegal online products come only from state operators.
Regulator
LotteritilsynetCurrent regime since 2023
Legal basis
Gaming Act (pengespilloven), Act of 18 March 2022 No. 12Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Gaming Act (pengespilloven), Act of 18 March 2022 No. 12Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2023Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Svalbard & Jan Mayen

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Svalbard & Jan Mayen yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Svalbard & Jan Mayen, 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 Svalbard & Jan Mayen, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Svalbard & Jan Mayen00.0%
  • Exclude Svalbard & Jan Mayen in their terms37621.8%
  • No declaration1,34578.2%
Hold a licence covering Svalbard & Jan Mayen0brands
List Svalbard & Jan Mayen as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Brands serving Svalbard & Jan Mayen 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
Latest on Svalbard & Jan Mayen

No news about Svalbard & Jan Mayen yet.

All news

Other state monopoly markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Svalbard & Jan Mayen Europe 0 0.0% 376 2 0
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

  1. Stortinget: law resolution on the Gaming Act (2022)stortinget.no
  2. EFTA Surveillance Authority: final text of the Gaming Act (pengespilloven)eftasurv.int
Identifier
CR-JUR-SJ
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, high confidence

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