Greek gambling policy about to change?

May 16, 2008

There’s speculation that the current Greek government attitudes and policies towards access of the country’s gambling market may be about to change. Greece currently operates one of the most restricted gambling monopolies in the European Union (EU), but recent Greek media reports speculate an upcoming meeting may see a change in these policies.

European Commission official Charlie McCreevy and Greek economic minister George Alogoskoufis are scheduled to meet soon to possibly discuss the changes Greece needs to make to its protectionist gambling laws in order to bring them into line with EU standards.

It’s believed that the meeting is an attempt by Greece to avoid European Court of Justice charges against its state gambling monopoly OPAP. If so, the news will be welcomed by online bingo games operators and online bingo halls hoping for further access to foreign markets within the EU. Currently, there are a number of EU member states that restrict access to their online bingo markets, but the European Commission is making concerted efforts to change this.

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