Norsk Tipping is a Norwegian gambling company headquartered in Hamar, Norway. Founded in 1948, Norsk Tipping is owned by the Norwegian government and administered by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture. The company offers a wide range of lottery, sports and instant games in the Norwegian market. Since its foundation, the profit from the company’s operations have been channelled back to the Norwegian sport and cultural sectors.
History
Football pools were the only game when the Norsk Tipping AS was founded in 1948. At that time, the organisation was run as a limited company with the Norwegian State holding 40%, the Norwegian Sports Federation 40%, and the Norwegian Football Association 20%. The profit was at first shared between sports and research projects. Today the company also raises money for cultural causes, and the surplus is divided 50/50 between sports and culture.
In 1993, the Norwegian State took full ownership of the company.
Norsk Tipping’s website was established in 1999 with results service and daily updates of the information for players. In 2001, after the webpage was tested, Norsk Tipping started to offer its products on the Internet.
In November 2005, Norsk Tipping started to provide most of the games via mobile phones.
Games
The company operates the games of chance, Lotto, Viking Lotto, Keno and Joker; the games of skill Tipping and Oddsen, and the scratch card game, Flax. In addition, the company operates the TV game, Extra, on behalf of the Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation.