Casino News Today in Greece
A curated, automatically updated feed of gambling news from Greece: online casinos and land-based venues, regulatory changes, key events, and emerging trends – all based on coverage from local news outlets.
Jun 3, 2026
The government is moving ahead with a comprehensive overhaul of the framework for combating illegal gambling in our country, introducing a stricter set of sanctions that includes prison sentences, high administrative fines, temporary or permanent…
11:50
www.newsbeast.gr 
A sweep operation against illegal gambling on the internet, which deprives the state of significant revenues, is being prepared by the government with new provisions for the radical upgrading of the Gaming Supervision and Control Commission (EEEP).…
10:51
eretikos.gr Jun 2, 2026
Greece presents for public discussion a draft law against illegal gambling: fines, website blocking and criminal sanctions have been significantly tightened. A new draft law from the Greek Ministry of National Economy and Finance, submitted for…
21:02
al.rua.gr A strict sanctions framework with severe prison and felony sentences, as well as fines of up to 2 million euros, is provided for by the new bill to combat illegal gambling, which is set to enter public consultation. The new bill brings a major…
20:29
grtimes.gr An economy that, if it were operating as an independent state, would rank behind only the United States and China is now growing outside state mechanisms of supervision, taxation and control, creating a new headache for governments, regulators and…
17:19
www.insider.gr May 31, 2026
On May 31, 1905, Prime Minister Theodoros Deligiannis was assassinated as he arrived at Parliament, by the card player and club owner Antonis Kostagerakaris. The cause was Deligiannis' decision to shut down gambling clubs. In the afternoon of May…
06:30
elkosmos.gr May 30, 2026
The Commission is preparing taxes on digital services, digital gambling and cryptocurrencies for the period 2028-2034 The Commission is preparing a plan for new taxes on digital services, digital gambling and cryptocurrencies for the period…
11:15
best-tv.gr May 28, 2026
EU taxes, known as “own resources,” require unanimous approval among the Union’s 27 governments. A new EU tax on online gambling could bring €13.3 billion in new revenue for the Union’s next seven-year budget, according to projections by the…
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www.dnews.gr May 24, 2026
Higher tax rates will henceforth be imposed on the winnings that players earn at online casinos. Under the new draft law promoted by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, as of July 1 the taxation method will change so that each year the…
21:00
www.mononews.gr May 23, 2026
Five members of the organization were arrested, including its leader.
14:18
www.capital.gr A criminal organization whose members were active in illegal betting was dismantled by the Northern Greece Organized Crime Suppression Subdirectorate. Five members of the organization were arrested, including the ringleader, while, among other…
14:00
www.ereportaz.gr Mobile phones, SIM cards, and a laptop computer were seized A criminal organization whose members were active in illegal betting in an area of Kilkis was dismantled, while they had also defrauded two betting companies. In the case…
13:45 — Kilkis
www.rthess.gr May 21, 2026
Police officers from the Nafplio Crime Investigation and Solving Department identified a house in Nafplio where gambling games were being conducted. In connection with the case, nine Greek nationals, aged between 51 and 73, were arrested and a case…
13:09 — Nafplio
lawandorder.gr The effort to crack down on the illegal market runs into a serious obstacle: the new, higher taxation on the winnings of legal players, which paradoxically acts as the best "bait" for illegal casinos.
08:03
xronos.gr The new Local Government Code is currently in public consultation, a far-reaching piece of legislation that seeks to gather, simplify and modernize the institutional framework governing municipalities and regions. At the center are the abolition of…
13:07
www.skyrodos.gr May 19, 2026
Last November, Bally΄s Intralot CEO Mr. Robeson Reeves had admitted that the sudden taxation in the United Kingdom on online gambling, from 21% to 40% from April 1, 2026, would delay the group’s growth plan by one year, but he hastened to...
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www.mononews.gr May 16, 2026
The online gambling market is in a state of wait-and-see, as the new bill from the Ministry of National Economy and Finance to combat illegal gambling is expected to be put out for public consultation in the coming period, bringing a stricter…
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best-tv.gr