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CNA
an hour ago
- Business
- CNA
Thousands in Norway mistakenly told they won big on lottery
OSLO: A Norwegian lottery company on Monday (Jun 30) apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error. State-owned gambling group Norsk Tipping said they had published incorrect prize amounts after a Eurojackpot draw on Friday due to an error converting euro cents to Norwegian kroner. The winnings had been multiplied by 100 instead of being divided by 100, the company said. Among the disappointed was Ole Fredrik Sveen, who was on holiday in Greece when he received a message from Norsk Tipping that he had won 1.2 million kroner (US$119,000). "I thought: 'Wow, is it finally my turn? Could it be true?' I go onto the Norsk Tipping website, and there it says in black and white: 'Congratulations, you have won!'" Sveen told public broadcaster NRK on Monday. In reality, he had won 125 kroner (US$12). On Monday, Sveen and the 47,000 others received apologies by text message from Norsk Tipping for the snafu. "The apology was a poor consolation. They should have sent it out after the mistake, not today," he said. Norsk Tipping has been heavily criticised for the error - not only from devastated players like Sveen but also from the authorities. The Lottery Authority said on Monday it had launched a review to determine if gambling laws had been broken, and Culture Minister Lubna Jaffery called the error "totally unacceptable". The firm's chief executive, Tonje Sagstuen, resigned on Saturday after the scandal, leaving acting chief executive Vegar Strand to apologise on Monday. Strand said his company's state ownership made the mistake particularly problematic, noting that the firm was "entirely dependent on the trust of the population". "We have deeply disappointed our customers and take full responsibility for rectifying the situation. Such errors are serious for a company that is supposed to manage the trust of Norwegians," Strand said.
The Sun
an hour ago
- Business
- The Sun
Thousands in Norway mistakenly told they won big on lottery
OSLO: A Norwegian lottery company on Monday apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error. State-owned gambling group Norsk Tipping said they had published incorrect prize amounts after a Eurojackpot draw on Friday because of an error converting from euro cents to Norwegian kroner. The winnings had been multiplied by 100 instead of being divided by 100, the company said. Among the disappointed was Ole Fredrik Sveen, who was on holiday in Greece when he received a message from Norsk Tipping that he had won 1.2 million kroner ($119,000). 'I thought: 'Wow, is it finally my turn? Could it be true?' I go onto the Norsk Tipping website, and there it says in black and white: 'Congratulations, you have won!',' Sveen told public broadcaster NRK on Monday. In reality, he had won 125 kroner ($12). On Monday, Sveen and the 47,000 others received apologies by text message from Norsk Tipping for the snafu. 'The apology was a poor consolation. They should have sent it out after the mistake, not today,' he said. Norsk Tipping has been heavily criticised for the error -- not only from devastated players like Sveen but also from the authorities. The Lottery Authority said Monday it had launched a review to determine if gambling laws had been broken, and Culture Minister Lubna Jaffery called the error 'totally unacceptable'. The firm's chief executive Tonje Sagstuen resigned on Saturday after the scandal, leaving acting chief executive Vegar Strand to apologise on Monday. Strand said his company's state ownership made the mistake particularly problematic, noting that the firm was 'entirely dependent on the trust of the population'. 'We have deeply disappointed our customers and take full responsibility for rectifying the situation. Such errors are serious for a company that is supposed to manage the trust of Norwegians,' Strand said. 'The work to rebuild trust again has the highest priority going forward.'
CNN
2 hours ago
- Business
- CNN
Thousands of Norwegians mistakenly told they'd won life-changing sums in lottery error
Norway's national lottery has apologized after thousands of players were mistakenly told that they had won large sums in the Eurojackpot draw due to a coding error. Norsk Tipping receives the prize amounts from Germany in euros, then coverts them to Norwegian kroner. However, it was during the conversion that an error occurred and winnings were multiplied by 100, rather than divided by 100, the company said in a statement Friday. Norsk Tipping sent messages and push notifications to customers that showed the wrong, inflated winnings, before later issuing a correction. 'Norsk Tipping sincerely apologizes to everyone who was notified of an incorrect prize amount,' it said. The company blamed the issue on a 'manual coding error.' 'No customers have been paid the wrong prize,' it added. In a separate statement on Saturday, Norsk Tipping CEO Tonje Sagstuen also apologized for the error. 'I am terribly sorry that we have disappointed so many, and I understand that people are angry with us,' said Sagstuen in the statement. 'I have received many messages from people who had managed to make plans for holidays, buying an apartment or renovating before they realized that the amount was wrong,' she said. 'To them I can only say: Sorry! But I understand that it is a small consolation,' added Sagstuen, who later stepped down and was replaced by acting CEO Vegar Strand. The company then sent out another apology message signed by Strand. 'On Friday evening, thousands of Norwegians were mistakenly told that they had won a large prize in Eurojackpot. This was an error that affected many and which we take very seriously,' it read. 'We deeply regret what has happened, and on behalf of us at Norsk Tipping I would like to apologize to everyone who was affected by this,' said Strand, who added that the company was 'working intensively' to make sure that something similar doesn't happen again. As no one correctly matched all of the numbers in Friday's draw, the Eurojackpot has now reached 377 million Norwegian kroner ($37.3 million), with the next draw scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
CNN
2 hours ago
- Business
- CNN
Thousands of Norwegians mistakenly told they'd won life-changing sums in lottery error
Norway's national lottery has apologized after thousands of players were mistakenly told that they had won large sums in the Eurojackpot draw due to a coding error. Norsk Tipping receives the prize amounts from Germany in euros, then coverts them to Norwegian kroner. However, it was during the conversion that an error occurred and winnings were multiplied by 100, rather than divided by 100, the company said in a statement Friday. Norsk Tipping sent messages and push notifications to customers that showed the wrong, inflated winnings, before later issuing a correction. 'Norsk Tipping sincerely apologizes to everyone who was notified of an incorrect prize amount,' it said. The company blamed the issue on a 'manual coding error.' 'No customers have been paid the wrong prize,' it added. In a separate statement on Saturday, Norsk Tipping CEO Tonje Sagstuen also apologized for the error. 'I am terribly sorry that we have disappointed so many, and I understand that people are angry with us,' said Sagstuen in the statement. 'I have received many messages from people who had managed to make plans for holidays, buying an apartment or renovating before they realized that the amount was wrong,' she said. 'To them I can only say: Sorry! But I understand that it is a small consolation,' added Sagstuen, who later stepped down and was replaced by acting CEO Vegar Strand. The company then sent out another apology message signed by Strand. 'On Friday evening, thousands of Norwegians were mistakenly told that they had won a large prize in Eurojackpot. This was an error that affected many and which we take very seriously,' it read. 'We deeply regret what has happened, and on behalf of us at Norsk Tipping I would like to apologize to everyone who was affected by this,' said Strand, who added that the company was 'working intensively' to make sure that something similar doesn't happen again. As no one correctly matched all of the numbers in Friday's draw, the Eurojackpot has now reached 377 million Norwegian kroner ($37.3 million), with the next draw scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
CNN
2 hours ago
- Business
- CNN
Thousands of Norwegians mistakenly told they'd won life-changing sums in lottery error
Norway's national lottery has apologized after thousands of players were mistakenly told that they had won large sums in the Eurojackpot draw due to a coding error. Norsk Tipping receives the prize amounts from Germany in euros, then coverts them to Norwegian kroner. However, it was during the conversion that an error occurred and winnings were multiplied by 100, rather than divided by 100, the company said in a statement Friday. Norsk Tipping sent messages and push notifications to customers that showed the wrong, inflated winnings, before later issuing a correction. 'Norsk Tipping sincerely apologizes to everyone who was notified of an incorrect prize amount,' it said. The company blamed the issue on a 'manual coding error.' 'No customers have been paid the wrong prize,' it added. In a separate statement on Saturday, Norsk Tipping CEO Tonje Sagstuen also apologized for the error. 'I am terribly sorry that we have disappointed so many, and I understand that people are angry with us,' said Sagstuen in the statement. 'I have received many messages from people who had managed to make plans for holidays, buying an apartment or renovating before they realized that the amount was wrong,' she said. 'To them I can only say: Sorry! But I understand that it is a small consolation,' added Sagstuen, who later stepped down and was replaced by acting CEO Vegar Strand. The company then sent out another apology message signed by Strand. 'On Friday evening, thousands of Norwegians were mistakenly told that they had won a large prize in Eurojackpot. This was an error that affected many and which we take very seriously,' it read. 'We deeply regret what has happened, and on behalf of us at Norsk Tipping I would like to apologize to everyone who was affected by this,' said Strand, who added that the company was 'working intensively' to make sure that something similar doesn't happen again. As no one correctly matched all of the numbers in Friday's draw, the Eurojackpot has now reached 377 million Norwegian kroner ($37.3 million), with the next draw scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
