Norwegian Online Casinos
Offshore online casinos are not permitted to offer their games to Norwegians, the ban is aimed at the operators rather than at the players. However, many still use them as they offer a better range of games, return to player (RTP) odds and favourable bonuses and promotions. Many online casinos that hold offshore licences, can be viewed in Norwegian and accept the Norwegian Krone for deposits. The only legal website that features casino games in Norway is government owned Norsk Tipping (horse racing bets are offered online by Norsk Rikstoto). Since 1 January 2025 the Gambling Authority can order Norwegian internet providers to apply DNS blocking to unlicensed gambling sites; the first orders covered 57 websites in March 2025 and further orders followed in June 2025 and early 2026.
Online Slots - Norway
Slots were banned in Norway in July 2007, the Interactive Video Terminals (IVTs) that replaced them in 2009 are not popular with players who have turned to using online casinos for their gaming needs. However, Norsk Tipping is the only operator allowed to offer online slots and other casino games to Norwegians. In NeonSlots.com free-play statistics for Norway, the most launched demo slots include Aztec Gold by CT Interactive, Book of Demi Gods II by Spinomenal and the classic Book of Ra by Greentube.
Online Casino Games - Norway
Norsk Tipping offer online games of keno, flax, multix, belago, poker and scratch cards alongside numerous different lottery games. They are the only company that is legally allowed to offer these games to residents of Norway. In January 2014 they launched Instaspill which is an online gambling site that offers scratch cards and casino and bingo games; Norsk Tipping's online casino games are now offered under the Kong Kasino brand. In 2025 Norsk Tipping had 2.35 million customers, and after that operating year it distributed NOK 7.82 billion to good causes such as sport, culture and humanitarian work.
Casinos in Norway
There are no traditional casinos in Norway, the only company that are allowed to offer casino games is Norsk Tipping. They have Multix terminals in kiosks and shops throughout Norway and Belago terminals in bingo halls, which provide Interactive Video Terminals where Norwegians can play a range of casino games, including blackjack, poker, baccarat, keno and roulette. Norsk Rikstoto runs betting at the country's horse racing tracks; at the end of 2024 there were 10 trotting tracks and 1 gallop track in Norway.
Norway Gambling Legislation
The first gambling law was the Norwegian Penal Code of 1902, this was followed by the Totalisator Act of 1927 which allowed the Norsk Rikstoto Foundation the exclusive rights to accept bets on horse racing. The Gaming Act of 1992 permitted Norsk Tipping to offer Lotto and football betting and in 1995 the Lottery Act was introduced. The payment ban was introduced in 2010 and instructs banks and payment processors not to process requests with land based or online casinos.
On 1 January 2023 the Gambling Act of 18 March 2022 (pengespilloven) came into force and replaced the Totalisator Act, the Gaming Act and the Lottery Act with one law and one regulation. It keeps the exclusive rights of Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto, makes preventing gambling problems the main purpose of regulation and sets an 18-year age limit. An amendment adopted in May 2024 allowed DNS blocking of unlicensed gambling sites from 1 January 2025. The monopoly remains in place, although in 2026 the opposition Progress Party again called for a licensing system similar to those in Sweden and Denmark.
2007 saw the ban of slot machines which were replaced in 2009 with interactive video terminals. However these were not popular with Norwegians, who had to use a special card that was connected to their bank account and ensured that they remained within their monthly limit. Since 2014 the Norwegian Poker Championship has been allowed to take place in Norway once a year, and in 2015 low stakes private poker games at home (up to 20 players and a stake of no more than NOK 1,000 per player) were removed from the list of illegal gambling games.
