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
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
27th 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
Norway Issues
Memo as EFTA Deadline Approaches
OSLO, Norway (September
27, 2006) -- The Norwegian gaming and lottery legislation is now being
challenged by Ladbrokes Ltd in a case which is pending before the national
courts in Norway..................................Subscribers Norsk Tipping Gaming Machines Banned from Next
July
NORWAY (August 20, 2006) -- The Government wants to
ban all gaming [slot] machines from the Norwegian market from July 1st next
year, the Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, has
announced............................Subscribers Norsk Tipping Annual Report 2005
HAMAR,
Norway (June 28, 2006) -- You can now download Norsk Tippings annual report and
social report for 2005 at the following address........................Subscribers Norsk Tipping to Implement Flat Screen
Advertising!
HAMAR, Norway (May 9, 2006) -- Norsk Tipping
has a project underway that will alter the way in which the company
communicates with its customers at the point of sale – its agents’
premises.........................Read the full
story at: Vol.35 No.6 Successful
Facelift for Lotto
Article By: Roar Jødahl,
Norsk Tipping press spokesman
NORWAY (April 19, 2006) -- On April
8th Norsk Tipping gave Lotto a facelift – both the game itself and the TV
draw. This coincided with Lotto’s 20-year anniversary in
Norway...........................Read the full
story at: Vol.35 No.3 2.6 Billion
kroner/ 330 Million Euro for Socially Beneficial Causes
Norsk Tipping achieves an excellent result for the year, matching that of
2004. Sports & athletics and culture each receive 1.2 billion kroner –
115 million euro (as in 2004), while the profits from the game Extra
generated.................................Read
the full story at: Vol.35 No.1 Norsk Tipping CSR Report Verified by DNV
HAMAR, Norway (March 30, 2006) --- The Norwegian National Lottery, Norsk
Tipping, are one of the first companies to have our CSR report verified by DNV,
one of the world's leading certification
companies..............................Read the
full story at: Vol.34 No.13 Norsk
Tipping Chooses Oberthur Gaming Technologies
MONTREAL,
Quebec, Canada (March 14, 2006) -- Oberthur
Gaming Technologies (“OGT”) is proud to announce the signature of
an exclusive contract with Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian National Lottery, for
the printing of its instant lottery tickets..............................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.11
Norsk Tipping – Norway’s Millionaire
Factory
HAMAR, Norway (January 19, 2006) -- Since 1986 4147
Norwegians have won more than one million kroner on Norsk Tipping’s games
(figures from 01.01.2005). Taking into consideration that the country has
approximately 4.5 million citizens, it’s certainly no exaggeration to call
Norsk Tipping a millionaire factory............................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.3
Procurement- New Sportsbetting System for
Norsk Tipping AS
HAMAR, Norway (January 18, 2006) -- Norsk
Tipping AS, the Norwegian National Lottery, is continuously evaluating customer
needs as well as operational needs. Therefore the company has decided
that the technical solution for offering sportsbetting needs to be replaced by
a modern, flexible and dedicated production
system..................................Subscribers
Gold to Norsk
Tipping Lotto Ad
HAMAR, Norway (December 6, 2005) -- Norsk
Tipping’s most recent Lotto advertisement “Retirement Home” was
awarded a gold medal in the international advertising competition Eurobest on
November 30th............................Read
the full story at: Vol.33 No.11 Norsk Tipping to Install Hypercom Optimum Devices at Hundreds
of National Lottery and Betting Sites
PARIS, CARTES 2005
(November 15, 2005) -- Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) announced that it has
received an order to provide the Optimum P1100 PIN entry payment devices to
Norsk Tipping AS, the leading gaming/lottery company in
Norway..........................Subscribers Lotto Millionaire On A Single Winning Number in Norway; Norsk
Tipping Bucks Mega Lotto Jackpot Trend.
Article By:
Peer J. Svenkerud, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Norsk Tipping
AS
HAMAR, Norway (November 4, 2005) -- It’s the dream of
winning the big prize that encourages most Lotto players all over the world to
participate. However, with the ever-increasing level of competition and wide
range of gaming opportunities available to the general public, it has become
more and more usual for.............................Read the full story at: Vol.33 No.7
New Survey Reveals Increase in the Number of
Norwegians Suffering from Serious Gambling Problems
NORWAY
(September 30, 2005) -- In a survey financed by Norsk Tipping, MMI and
Østnorsk kompetansesenter (Norwegian National Centre for Aaddiction
Issues) have registered a marked increase in the number of people who have
addictive or habitual gambling problems in
Norway.................................Subscribers Norsk Tipping To Be Exclusive Operators Of VLTs In
Norway
HAMAR, Norway (August 26, 2005) -- In a legal
judgement, the Borgarting Appellate Court has given Norsk Tipping, The
Norwegian National Lottery, the exclusive right to operate gaming machines in
Norway................................Read the
full story at: Vol.32 No.10 Order
or Download Norsk Tippings Annual Report
HAMAR, Norway (July
8, 2005) -- An English version of the annual report of the Norwegian National
Lottery, Norsk Tipping is now available. The Annual Report for 2004 focus on
the many challenges facing the lottery industry, and contains a variety of
articles discussing pertinent issues. The report is titled: Does the
dram stand a chance in a new reality?
The annual report can be
downloaded on the following link:
http://www.norsk-tipping.no/page?id=57
If
you would like a hard copy of the report please send an email to:
info@norsk-tipping.no
SOURCE:
Peer J. Svenkerud, Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs, Norsk Tipping AS.
Gaming Machine Case Starts in Borgarting
Appellate Court
NORWAY June 10, 2005) -- The appellate
court case between the Norwegian government and the private gaming machine
associations started this week in the Borgarting Appellate Court in Oslo,
Norway. The Norwegian Government had previously decided to give Norsk Tipping
exclusive rights to operate the gaming machine
market...............................Subscribers Stockholm School of Economics Sets Up Model for Leadership
Training with the Lottery Business
Start-up with Session on Technology in
Iceland
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (May 30, 2005) -- One of the most
memorable and outstanding speakers at the WLA congress last year in Durban was
professor Kjell Nordström from the Stockholm School of Economics with his
analysis of the so called karaoke capitalism........................Subscribers Norsk Tipping Launches Program for Responsible
Gaming
Article By: Bjørn Takle, Press
Spokesman Norsk Tippings AS
HAMAR, Norway (April 26, 2005) --
One of Norsk Tippings major initiatives in 2004 was to prepare and activate a
program for responsible gaming. The program is created by a work group of 10
people from different departments in the organisation, under the supervision of
Thomas Nilsson. Nilsson is one of the leading experts on problem gambling,
associated with the Gaming Institute (Spelinstitutet) in
Sweden.......................Read the full story
at: Vol.31 No.9 Games Spice Up
Everyday Life
Extensive Study
Carried Out by the Theological Faculty at the University of Oslo and MMI,
Commissioned by Norsk Tipping
NORWAY (May 20, 2005) --
Norsk Tipping offers games of high entertainment value. The games serve as a
stimulant in daily life, and are, for many people, a small contribution to
increased joy in life...........................Read the full story at: Vol.31 No.8
Norsk Tippings Annual Report
HAMAR, Norway (April 19, 2005) -- On the 19th of April the
General Assembly of Norsk Tipping AS approved, as proposed by The Board of
Directors, the accounts and report for the financial year
2004.........................Subscribers
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