Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error
NORWAY, JUN 29 – A manual currency conversion error inflated prize amounts by 10,000 times, misleading over 41,000 players before corrections and apology led to the CEO's resignation.
- Several thousand people were notified of incorrect lottery prize amounts in Norway due to a conversion error, as reported by Norsk Tipping.
- Norsk Tipping stated that the error in converting Eurocents to Norwegian kroner caused the prize amounts to be excessively high.
- Ms. Sagstuen expressed regret, stating, 'I am terribly sorry that we have disappointed so many.'
- An investigation will be launched to uncover how the errors occurred and to prevent future incidents.
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