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The Greek casino market suffered a decline in the first half of the year, as both visits by punters and the money being played saw a reduction for one more year, in line with the trend recorded in the last decade. Sources tell Kathimerini that the country’s nine casinos received 1,333,500 visitors in January-June 2018, […]
Two casinos in Greece, the Regency at Thessaloniki and Mont Parnes received brand new electonic table games made by Novomatic. These new table games are added to the already existing live games. The casino is belongs to Regency Entertainment, previously Hyatt Regency Hotels and Tourism (Hellas), founded in Greece in 1994. It changed its name […]
A new bill tabled in the Greek parliament on Monday could allow casinos to lend money to reliable customers to gamble. In an omnibus bill being voted on Monday amid strikes and protests, there is a provision which will enable casinos to lend over 50,000 euros to select customers to continue playing if they need to, a […]
Greek casino officials voiced concerns earlier this week that the planned overhaul of the country’s gambling industry favors new casinos over existing ones. A draft bill that calls for significant changes within the nation’s gambling sector is currently under consideration by the Greek government. Among other things, the piece of legislation proposes a new licensing […]
The Greek island is planning to hold a referendum against the creation of a casino industry in the territory. Municipal authorities from Mykonos, the Greek island that is a major tourist destination, are collecting signatures to hold a referendum on the Cycladic resort island against the creation of a gambling facility. After the proposal […]
Video lottery terminals and betting products helped OPAP report a strong performance in the third quarter. Greece-based OPAP revealed this week its third quarter results, in which the gambling monopoly totaled a 64 percent increase in net profit, driven by the roll out of video lottery terminals (VLTs) and betting products. The fifth-biggest betting […]
Athens police have arrested 68 people in what is being hailed as the force’s biggest score against illegal gambling with the closure of an unlicensed betting den. The mini-casino was first identified on November 7 and was busted in a raid the following day. The facility was equipped with 46 computers on which punters could […]
Euclid Tsakalotos, Finance Minister of Greece, revealed on Friday that two bills will be presented to Parliament before Christmas. The bills will talk about the regulation of online gaming and the casino market. Tsakalotos’ claims come after a meeting of the house’s Financial Affairs Committee that talked about the revision of the legislation on video […]
Russia has snagged the first win in the legal battle to bring Alexander Vinnik, the man accused of laundering more than $4 billion through the BTC-e digital currency exchange he allegedly operated, back home. On Wednesday, Russian news outlet Ria.ru reported that the Council of Judges in Thessaloniki has upheld the request to extradite Vinnik to Russia, […]
New affiliate programme for Greek iGaming operator’s Stoiximan brand and Romania-facing Betano brand to be powered by Income Access platform Stoiximan, the Athens, Greece-based digital sports-betting operator, has launched an affiliate programme in partnership with Income Access, Paysafe’s digital marketing technology and services provider. Stoiximan’s new affiliate programme for its Stoiximan and Betano online […]
The country has agreed to reform its casino legislation in a move that would bring international investors. An Economy Ministry official has confirmed to local media that a bill that would contain a new tax status for gaming tables and slot machines will be introduced in the upcoming weeks. The legislation that is part […]
The Balkan Entertainment & Gaming Expo (BEGE Expo) and the Eastern European Gaming Summit (EEGS) celebrate their 10th anniversary this year. Due to the big interest for both events the organizers made two major announcements – BEGE will outspread in one more hall and EEGS will start one day earlier than the announced date. Over […]
Betting on the internet has drastically expanded during the last 15 years, as a massive percentage of players turned from betting shops to online operators to quench their everyday betting needs. This trend brought with it the need for new iGaming legislation that would allow for the fairer competition among the various betting sites, protect […]
The organizares are proud to announce SBTech as one of their newest Gold sponsors at Vienna International Gaming Expo 2017, which is going to take place in Vienna, Austria between 20-22 March 2017 at the Austria Vienna Center. “As a leading company, well established in the Central and Eastern European region, we’re eager to have […]
Where is the gaming industry heading to? What are the latest trends and regulatory changes in the sector? And how the important political changes, like Brexit, will affect the sector? If there is a place on the Balkan Peninsula to get in-depth answers to all those and many other important questions for the gaming industry, […]
While the economy of Greece is quite struggling due to the politicians greed for power, the Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is speaking about a new gambling legislation and its benefit impact for the country’s economy. Based on the Finance Minister’s calculation, Greece could earn around €500 million Euros per year and that would really bailout […]