Overview

• A manual error on June 27 multiplied euro-to-kroner conversions by 100, triggering false jackpot alerts for about 47,000 players via app, SMS and website
• The incorrect win displays were removed the same day, no payouts were issued and contractual disclaimers prevent legal claims by affected players
• After a Culture Ministry crisis meeting on June 28, CEO Tonje Sagstuen publicly apologized and resigned on June 30
• Under chair Sylvia Brustad the board has launched a comprehensive system overhaul and invited regulators to oversee new technical upgrades and stricter controls
• Norsk Tipping, Norway’s state-run lottery funding public initiatives, faces intensified scrutiny following a series of recent technical failures