Greece

News & Analysis

Greek Regulator To Court Suppliers

The head of the Greek gambling regulator wants to tempt suppliers to relocate from Malta and Gibraltar, and has said that he expects to collect €1bn in gambling taxes for the state budget in 2022.

Greece Eases Controversial Online Restrictions

Greece has increased the maximum online wager stake by ten times, doubled the maximum amount a player can win in a single bet and reduced the time players have to wait in between placing wagers.

Greek Watchdog Backs Online Casino Boost

Revenues for Greece's thriving online market passed €700m for the first time in 2021, as the gambling regulator recommended to government that a hike in the maximum online casino stake would benefit the market still further.

News In Brief: January 31-February 4, 2022

Greece's gambling regulator has launched a whistle-blowing service to report unlicensed websites.

News In Brief: January 24-January 28, 2022

Deposit limits will not return in Sweden, KSA says unlicensed operators should brace for enforcement in the Netherlands and Nevada sets a revenue record.

Research & Reports

Interactive Map: Gambling Advertising Across Europe

Advertising is one of the most hotly discussed topics in the European gambling industry. In this map, VIXIO GamblingCompliance shows the current situation regarding gambling advertising in all jurisdictions. The map highlights the differences among the countries that allow, partially prohibit or forbid gambling advertising.

Online Gambling in Greece: Launch of Formal Licensing Process

This overview highlights the most essential licensing and relevant provisions in the secondary regulations.

EU Online Gambling Outlook 2020

Despite the fact that EU countries are generally some of the most mature markets when it comes to regulating online gambling, a few have yet to issue any licences. In Germany, the latest amendments to the gambling regulatory framework entered into force at the beginning of 2020, allowing for an unlimited number of online sports-betting licences to be issued straightaway.

Greece: Ministry of Justice Launches Consultation on GDPR Implementation

On August 12, 2019, the Greek Ministry of Justice launched a public consultation on the draft law implementing the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into the national legal order.

By means of the same draft law, the country aims to transpose the Law Enforcement Directive (Directive 2016/680).

Greece: Hellenic Data Protection Authority Publishes Data Protection Impact Assessment List

On May 15, 2019, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority announced its list of activities and operations that, if performed by controllers, trigger the obligation to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA).

The list was adopted by Decision 65/2018 of the authority and was published in the official gazette on May 10, 2019.

Data & Forecasts

Market Monitor: European Online Gambling

This quarterly report contains a comprehensive overview of available data on the €25bn+ European online gambling sector. Jurisdictional market size figures and year-on-year growth rates are supplemented by an interactive dashboard and standardised, comparable data on betting-gaming splits and online penetration rates.

OPAP Report - 2001 to 2022

Latest quarterly data from Greek-listed OPAP. The data released for the operator contains the following information: Group income statement, net revenues by game category and number of installed VLTs by location. There are approximately 4,700 data points in this document.

European Online Forecasting Dashboard

This interactive dashboard features our country-level market size forecasts for the €25bn+ regulated European online gambling sector through to 2026, with projections split between online betting, gaming and total online gambling.

Intralot Report - 2004Q2 to 2022Q3

Latest quarterly data from Greek-listed Intralot. The data released for the company contains the following information: Turnover (revenue), cost of sales, gross profit, EBITDA, EBIT, a geographical breakdown of turnover, gross profit & gross margin and a pro forma breakdown of turnover by game and contract type. There are approximately 1,910 data points in this document.

Allwyn International Report - 2001 to 2022Q3

Latest quarterly data from Czech-headquartered Allwyn International (formerly SAZKA Group). The data released for the operator contains the following information: Gross gaming revenue by market and product line, gaming taxes, net gaming revenue, operating expenses and operating EBITDA by market. There are approximately 930 data points in this document.