{"id":15096,"date":"2026-02-05T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=15096"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:17:42","slug":"greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece targets black market gambling with player liability and tougher penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greece is preparing to widen its crackdown on illegal gambling by extending criminal exposure to <strong>players<\/strong> who repeatedly use unlicensed channels, as the government argues tougher deterrence is needed to curb a shadow market worth an estimated <strong>\u20ac1.6bn<\/strong> and at least <strong>\u20ac500m<\/strong> in annual lost tax revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance and economy minister <strong>Kyriakos Pierrakakis ( pictured)<\/strong> told lawmakers that \u201crepeat participation\u201d will trigger enforcement action against consumers, alongside a <strong>new public decree<\/strong> expected in <strong>the first half of 2026 (1H 2026)<\/strong> to underpin a \u201czero-tolerance\u201d approach against illegal operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scale of illegal play cited in the policy debate is significant. Data referenced for <strong>2024<\/strong> indicates around <strong>390,000<\/strong> people gambled online via mobile or computer, <strong>215,000<\/strong> participated in physical venues such as clubs and internet caf\u00e9s, and <strong>194,000<\/strong> used both channels. The <strong>18\u201334<\/strong> age group accounts for <strong>more than a quarter<\/strong> of all unlicensed gambling participants, amplifying public-health concerns around early-age exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/regulatory-offensive-athens-government-intensifies-crackdown-on-1-6-billion-shadow-gambling-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regulatory offensive: Athens government intensifies crackdown on \u20ac1.6 billion shadow gambling market<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties2-1024x423.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties2-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties2-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties2-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties2.png 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/greece-gambling-on-raise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greece gambling on raise<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For organisers of illicit operations, the proposed penalty range is substantially harsher: prison terms of <strong>up to 10 years<\/strong> and fines between <strong>\u20ac50,000 and \u20ac100,000<\/strong>, with aggravating factors including repeat offences, the involvement of minors, or reopening premises after being sealed. Municipalities are also set to gain greater authority to revoke licences connected to illegal play, while the regulator <strong>EEEP<\/strong> would receive expanded investigative powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties3.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties3-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/greece-targets-black-market-gambling-with-player-liability-and-tougher-penalties3-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece illegal gambling crackdown 2026, player criminal liability black market, Pierrakakis decree 1H 2026, EEEP enforcement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15099,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3184,3257,11,4986],"class_list":{"0":"post-15096","1":"europe","2":"type-europe","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-europe","9":"tag-greece","10":"tag-illegal-gambling","11":"tag-reponsible-gambling","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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