Greece

The redesigned lighting for all the major Athenian monuments is now complete, with the new lighting for the temple of Hephaestus and the monument to Philopappos shown for the first time on Tuesday evening in the Greek capital. The lighting...

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...

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, 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

OPAP gaming company anticipates net profits between 800 million and 1 billion euros per year from its VideoLottery Terminals (VLTs) once they start operating. The gaming company will operate 35,000 VLT terminals in Greece after obtaining a license in 2011...

The privatization of OPAP, the former state betting agency, "is not a done event," main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras warned on Friday in Athens. "For us, the national crime of privatizing OPAP, especially under the scandalous...

The Greek Organization of Football Prognostics (OPAP) will bid for the country’s horse race betting license, after teaming up with a British fund manager, just days after the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) rejected the sole offer in...

Greece’s betting company is offering a voluntary redundancy program to its 900 employees. Last year a majority stake in OPAP was sold to Czech-Greek fund Emma Delta, marking the country's first major privatization, as indicated by the Troika of...

Mont Parnes Casino in Parnitha, near Athens, has filed a complaint to the European Commission, accusing the Greek Government of favoring the OPAP gaming company by legalizing smoking at OPAP betting shops with video lottery terminals (VLTS) Mont Parnes Casino...

  An Athens prosecutor is investigating Greece’s biggest privatization deal to date, regarding the sale of OPAP to a group of Czech, Russian, Slovak and Greek investors. OPAP was the State’s gambling monopoly and the country’s biggest sports sponsor. These are...

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) transferred today, after having secured all necessary approvals, a 33% stake in OPAP to the Emma Delta fund. The Emma Delta had clinched a deal with the Hellenic Republic Development Fund S.A...