The on again, off again levying of fines against Kindred by the Norwegian regulator Lotteritilsynet is off again, with the regulator having decided that the operator of Unibet is not, after all, targeting its residents.
Up until now Lotteritilsynet has been fining Kindred $116,930 every day it didn’t withdraw from the Norway market. The regulator first issued warnings on September 14 and then, three weeks later, fines.
In October the regulator announced that the fines would stop after Kindred announced it was no longer targeting Norwegians. A month later Lotteritilsynet reinstituted the fines, announcing that it had determined that the operator was still aiming for its residents.
Then, December 16, Kindred told iGB: “The Norwegian Gambling Authority has decided to postpone its daily fines on Kindred as it acknowledges that the company has adapted its operations in Norway according to the demands from the NGA.”
The spokesman for Kindred said that Norway had accepted Kindred’s position that it is legally allowed to accept Norwegian customers who seek it out: “The Norwegian government has however confirmed that it is entirely legal for Norwegian customers to use the company’s services.”
