Five payment processors cut off
The European Gaming and Betting Association has requested that the Norwegian Data Inspectorate check into the data collection practices of the Norwegian Gaming Authority. It claims the regulatory body may have violated of the privacy rights of bettors and others.
The EGBA contends that some data accessed by the NGA was drawn from the Foreign Exchange Register, a resource they claim the authority has no legal right to access. It says the practice infringes on privacy rights as laid out in the European Convention of Human Rights.
According to CDC Gaming Reports, in May 2017 the NGA issued instructions to national banks to stop processing transactions with seven payment processors believed to be involved with unauthorized gaming. These included five global operators: Worldpay, Earth Port, Trustly, Inpay and Entercash.
Most of Norway’s authorized gambling is part of a state-owned system. The 2010 Norwegian Payment Blocking Regulation, which was not enforced until 2017, blocks any payment processing for gambling not licensed within the country, the news outlet reported.
