Norway’s state lottery, known as Norway Tipping, sent inaccurate congratulations to about 47,000 Norwegians late last week, informing them that they had won millions of kroner. An inquiry is currently ongoing. In reality, they hadn’t, and as a result, the lottery that supports culture, sports, and other social programs across the country is criticized.
According to Norway’s News in English,the managing director of Norsk Tipping, Tonje Sagstuen, first attributed the massive miscalculation to a “code error” and subsequently to “human error,” miscalculating Eurocents during the conversion to Norwegian kroner. This meant that instead of being told they had won a few million kroner, participants were first told they had won 10,000 times their actual amount.
The regulating body Lotteritilsynet is looking into the matter and updating the minister. Vegar Strand, the new acting head of Norsk Tipping, apologized to all parties involved.
