Norway suggests it’s ‘winning the war’ in international gambling row

For Norway casino gaming players and partners, the current media storm around the industry can be quite off-putting. If you are not used to dealing with this kind of media attention, it’s easy to see why. The regulated and supported Norwegian gaming market is one of the most highly respected in the industry. However, it’s been pushing for a series of significant changes in how it does business – including combatting non-regulated casino sites advertising to Norwegian gamers.

This has become a common talking point, and Norway now claims that it might be ‘winning the war’ in this battle. The Ministry of Culture for Norway recently spoke about this, amending the Broadcasting Act to block local residents ability to see advertising from international gambling sites which lack regulation in the Norwegian market. 

With the nation refusing to give out any new local licenses, this has created a bit of a stand-off within the community about what comes next. The aim is to try and use the state media authority, the Medietilsysnet, to obstruct access. They now believe that after a long period of back and forth they might be getting closer to doing just that.

While results have been struggling to be seen as a success for some time, it’s clear now that the government is beginning to ‘win the war’.

However, with numbers going down in many parts of the gaming industry, with Norsk Tipping only claiming around 40% of the revenues from online gaming last year, it’s hard to see if those bold claims actually bare any fruit. For now, though, it looks like some gamers are simply staying away.