COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE NORWEGIAN PAYMENT TRANSACTION BAN
Norwegian Trade Association for Online Gaming1 (“NBO”) hereby issue
an Internal Market complaint to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (“ESA”) against Norway. The
basis for the complaint is the application of the Norwegian Payment Transaction Ban (the
“PTB”) requiring Norwegian banks and financial institutions to block payment transactions to
and from online gambling providers not holding a Norwegian licence.
In this complaint, NBO will demonstrate how the application of the PTB goes far beyond its
intended scope and is incompatible with EEA law. The widened application of the PTB covers
legal transactions to and from undertakings established in other EEA States, including legal
gambling transactions and non-gambling related transactions.
NRKs story about the complaint published 19. th of December 2024