Norway’s state-owned gambling operator Norsk Tipping said a technical error led it to send wildly inflated Eurojackpot prize notifications to about 47,000 customers after the draw on 27 June. The sums, shown in the company’s app and push alerts, were multiplied by 100 when euro-cent winnings were converted into Norwegian kroner, leaving many players to believe they had become overnight millionaires. The mistake produced apparent windfalls ranging from hundreds of thousands to several million kroner. One vacationing customer was told he had won 1.2 million kroner (around US$119,000) before the figure was corrected to 125 kroner, or roughly US$12. Norsk Tipping said the error was detected on Friday evening and all figures were amended by the following night, emphasising that no incorrect payouts were made. Chief Executive Officer Tonje Sagstuen resigned on 29 June, saying she was “terribly sorry” for the disappointment and acknowledging the company’s breach of public trust. The board appointed Vegar Strand as interim CEO while an internal review proceeds. The Norwegian Gambling Authority has also begun an investigation, and Culture Minister Lubna Jaffery criticised the incident as “completely unacceptable.” Norsk Tipping, which holds a monopoly on most gaming in Norway, has faced a series of technical problems over the past year. The company said it is overhauling its IT and quality-control systems to prevent further errors and restore confidence among its customers.