Summary
A glitch in the system of Norway's state-owned gambling company, Norsk Tipping, led to thousands of people being mistakenly told they had won large lottery amounts. The mistake was due to an error in converting currency, and no incorrect payments were made. The CEO, Tonje Sagstuen, apologized for the incident and resigned.
Key Facts
- Thousands of people in Norway were mistakenly informed they won large lottery sums due to a calculation error.
- The error occurred because prize amounts were wrongly converted from Eurocents to Norwegian kroner, multiplying the amounts instead of dividing them.
- No incorrect payouts were made, as the error was corrected by Saturday evening.
- Norsk Tipping's CEO, Tonje Sagstuen, resigned following the mistake after apologizing for the confusion and breach of trust.
- The company's board had an emergency meeting with the Ministry of Culture to discuss the issue.
- Norsk Tipping has faced criticism for several technical problems and errors over recent months.
- The Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality stressed that the company must improve its control processes to prevent future mistakes.