According to The Nordic Page, the Norwegian government presented a bill to permit private home poker game so long as they “do not have an organized and professional purpose.” In other words, so long as there isn’t rake or other fees.
Also, “poker championships” weren't allowed to be held in Norway, but that have been officially reversed, a central authority official said.
The report added:
Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto are the 2 only companies allowed to supply gambling services to Norwegian citizens. Norsk Tipping offers games like lotteries, sports betting, Keno and several other others. Norsk Tipping is wholly state-owned company under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture and Church affairs, with rules about what times of day, and what kind of money players can bet…Except games offered by Norsk Tipping, all different kinds of online gambling are illegal.
The news is sweet for online high-stakes pro Ola “Odd Oddsen” Amundsgaard, who was fighting for poker players’ rights in Norway for quite a while. Last year, Amundsgaard played a political candidate in heads-up battle to focus on the truth that poker is a game of skill.
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