The new Norwegian regulations designed to strengthen the state monopoly and block financial transactions with foreign internet casinos are due out in August.

The EU Commission and other EU member states have been in negotiations with Norway, but so far, unsuccessfully.

Still, some experts hope that the situations might change, as the EU Commission is supported by the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) and the ESA has already sent a warning notification to the Norwegian government in regards to the implkementation og highly questionable laws.