Athens raid reopens gaming dispute

Greek authorities raided a sports betting outlet in central Athens belonging to Britain’s Stanleybet in November 2008, only a week after it began to operate in a challenge to the Greek state-owned gaming monopoly, known as OPAP. The decision is likely to reignite argument about lack of access for private gaming companies that want to provide sports betting services in several European Union markets where lucrative monopolies exist.

ESO: Background information: Free movement of services: Commission acts to remove obstacles to provision of gambling services in Greece and the Netherlands http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-free-movement-of-services-commission-acts-to-remove-obstacles-to-provision-of-gambling-services-in-greece-and-the-netherlands/

ESO: Background information: Don’t bet yet on a single market for gambling http://www.europeansources.info/record/dont-bet-yet-on-a-single-market-for-gambling/

ESO: Background information: Bookmakers wait for ECJ to play its hand http://www.europeansources.info/record/bookmakers-wait-for-ecj-to-play-its-hand/

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