To combat match-fixing in sports, the Norwegian Gambling and Foundation Authority (Lottstift), Norway’s gambling authority, has unveiled a four-year action plan.
“Combating Manipulation of Sports Competitions – A Strategy Plan 2025-2028” is the literal title of the document.
According to Lottstift, the concept was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, the police force, the Lottery and Foundations Authority, the Norwegian Football Association, the Norwegian Trotting Association, and authorized betting companies.
The strategy “clarifies who is responsible” for tasks “among the many parties involved,” according to an official statement from the regulator. “We need to increase knowledge and awareness about the regulations on manipulation in sports competitions,” stated Eirik Tysse, senior advisor to Lottstift.
Norway’s Gambling Regulator Collaborates With Law Enforcement
“We observe that the effort to combat manipulation in sporting events is gaining more international support,” Tysse continued. More nations are increasingly collaborating to combat match-fixing.
New laws are also being developed, the regulator clarified. “A national law is being drafted,” Lottstift clarified. It will make it easier to share […] data and include a [description] of the national platform’s tasks.
It stated that the parties will “consider whether” additional legal adjustments would assist the bodies in “preventing, detecting, and responding to manipulation in sporting competitions” over the course of the following four years.
The agency clarified that information sharing would now start among all the parties it contacted. Additionally, they will create networks for both internal and international communication.
Gaming businesses and sports leagues have pledged to notify Lottstift of any questionable activity. The ministry and police said they will intervene if needed.
The organizations will also launch educational initiatives regarding the risks of match-fixing and carry out frequent risk analyses to pinpoint potential future trouble spots.
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Key to Education and Communication, Claims Regulator
According to Lottstift, the company began working in the field seriously in 2012. Its initial “National Action Plan” against match-fixing was in effect from 2013 to 2015.
It asserted that it had already taken significant action to eradicate sports manipulation and match-fixing.
Lottstift pointed out that sections on combating match-fixing are now part of coach education programs in Norway. “We have established international cooperation networks and a system for sharing information,” the regulator noted. We are collaborating with the Council of Europe’s [effort to combat match-fixing and sports manipulation].
The Norwegian Gambling Authority (Lotteritilsynet) declared earlier this month that it has blocked access to 57 illicit gambling websites using Domain Name System (DNS) blocking techniques.
The government implemented legal changes last year that require bingo halls and online bingo games operating in Norway to register with a central agency and set loss limitations.
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