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Greek Parliament to Vote on Online Gambling Legalization Bill

The Greek Parliament is set to vote on a draft legislation that includes measures for the legalization and regulation of online betting and gaming activities this week. The bill aims at providing much needed revenue to the country’s coffers, creating...

OPAP Plans to Extend Betting Licence to Offset Video Lottery Machine Cuts

Greek betting agency OPAP, said the adverse impact from a draft government bill limiting the number of video lottery machines allowed to operate in the country, will be offset by a plan to extend its betting licence. "The revised terms...

Government to Slash OPAP's Video Lottery Terminals

Greek authorities are looking for a way to cut the number of video lottery terminals (VLTs) that gaming privatised monopoly OPAP operates in the country. The Finance Ministry has tabled a bill seeking to slash the number of VLTs to...

OPAP VLT Business Will be Fully Installed by Mid 2018, CEO Says

OPAP, the fourth largest betting firm in Greece announced on Thursday that next year the company will conclude the roll-out of its new business of video lottery terminals (VLTs). The announcement came during a press conference where the Chief Executive...

Another OPAP Betting Outlet Robbed at Gunpoint

Another OPAP outlet has been the victim of an armed robbery. The crime occurred on Monday night at an OPAP betting outlet in the northern Athens suburb of Metamorfosi where a masked gunman held up the store manager at...

Cypriot Woman is the Single Winner of OPAP's €16.4m Joker

The winnings of the €16.4 million OPAP lottery, Joker, have been claimed by a Cypriot women, sources have reported. The winnings are the highest ever collected by a single winner and she reportedly won by guessing the 5+1 numbers correctly...

Greeks Place Their Hopes on Lottery Tickets

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks have placed their hopes on Sunday's Joker lottery, where the lucky winner would get at least 14 million euros. There was no winner after Thursday night's draw for 12 million euros. Now the lottery company...

New Regulations by the Hellenic Gaming Commission Helps OPAP Restart Plans for VLTs in Greece

On Wednesday OPAP SA announced that following the introduction of a new VLTs regulation by the Hellenic Gaming Commission, the company's Board of Directors has decided that all of the appropriate conditions are now in place to allow OPAP...

New Charges Against TAIPED for Εmbezzlement

The former administrative members of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) are being prosecuted with charges for embezzlement from the Public Sector, regarding interest that was never paid back to the Sector after selling OPAP and Emma Delta. According...

Greek Betting Firm OPAP Asks High Court to Cancel New Gambling Levy

Greek betting firm OPAP has filed a petition with the Council of State to annul and suspend a new tax on its games, which became effective this year, the company said in a statement. Greece's Finance Ministry announced a decision last year...