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On Friday evening, June 27th, thousands of Norwegian Eurojackpot players received shocking push notifications on their mobile devices, indicating they had won massive prizes immediately after the draw. Players saw payouts listed at over 10,000 times the original prize amounts, leading many to believe they had suddenly become millionaires.
Norsk Tipping has confirmed to norwegian newspaper VG that there were 16,000 actual Eurojackpot winners in Norway on Friday evening. However, around 19,000 people received push notifications, and 13,000 received SMS alerts, with some overlap between the groups.
The incident was quickly confirmed to be an error. Norsk Tipping stated that a manual miscalculation during the currency conversion process caused the prize amounts to be shown at 10,000 times their actual value. The error affected both the Norsk Tipping app and online prize tables. All creating widespread confusion among players who celebrated what they believed were life-changing wins.
In the hours following the incident, Norsk Tipping’s CEO issued repeated public apologies, stating, “We are deeply sorry for the confusion and disappointment this has caused.” The company has acknowledged the seriousness of the incident, describing it as unacceptable, and has pledged to conduct a full review to identify what went wrong and how similar mistakes can be prevented in the future.
The incident has drawn significant attention from regulators and the public, raising questions about Norsk Tipping’s operational controls and system reliability as the country’s state-run gambling monopoly.
Norsk Tipping confirmed that the error was due to a manual miscalculation when converting the official Eurojackpot prize amounts from euros to Norwegian kroner. Instead of dividing by 100 to adjust for currency and system scaling, amounts were mistakenly multiplied by 100, resulting in massively inflated prize values displayed in the Norsk Tipping app and online.
The mistake was officially acknowledged around 22:00 CET on Friday, with a public apology issued and a statement that corrective actions were underway to fix displayed prize tables and communicate with all affected players.
On Saturday, June 28th, at 10:00 AM, the Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality, Lubna Jaffrey, held an extraordinary meeting with Norsk Tipping’s top management to demand explanations for the operational failure and to assess how the company plans to prevent similar incidents in the future.
The urgency of the meeting highlights the severity of the incident and the concerns about the company’s ability to uphold its societal mandate as Norway’s gambling monopoly while maintaining trust and operational reliability.
This incident is not an isolated event. Over the past year, Norsk Tipping has faced:
These repeated failures have triggered increasing concern from regulators, stakeholders, and players about Norsk Tipping’s internal controls, system reliability, and operational competence.
For players, the incident led to moments of shock, disbelief, and celebration before realising the prize alerts were false. Many described the experience as “surreal” and “crushing,” with some reporting late-night celebrations that quickly turned into frustration and anger once the mistake became clear.
While the alerts themselves do not constitute enforceable winnings, the incident has raised questions about player rights, system transparency, and accountability in a regulated gambling environment.
Following the incident, the Norwegian Gambling Authority and multiple politicians have called for external audits and a review of Norsk Tipping’s operational practices to ensure future reliability and player protection.
For Norsk Tipping, the coming weeks will be critical. The company must:
The Eurojackpot scandal has become a central point of scrutiny in Norway’s gambling sector, demonstrating that even state-run monopolies must maintain robust operational controls to protect players and public trust.
