Poker Update – Apart from being cold, Norway is a country known for its economic prowess and progressive attitude to most things. Most aspects of gaming, however, have long been illegal in the northern European country, with lotteries and sports the only types of gaming allowed there. That is set to change under an initiative by Norway’s government to legalise, expand and regulate the country’s gaming market. Poker would be one of the games that would benefit under the proposed reforms, although only to a degree. While poker tournaments would be legal in Norway under the newly elected government’s planned…

News in English – No other nation can boast as big a pot of poker winnings as Norway on the European Poker Tour (EPT). Newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) followed the tour to Barcelona, where tour officials at an opening party announced that Norwegian players have won more than their counterparts from Spain, Finland, Lebanon and Germany. Norwegian players who had gathered in Barcelona proudly placed their trophy on their table and the champagne flowed, but there were no congratulatory calls from the prime minister. It’s illegal to play poker for money in Norway, where all gaming is regulated through Norsk…