Greece Told to Change Plans for OPAP Monopoly
Key Takeaways
  • The EU Commission tells Greece to delay implementing proposals to give OPAP a monopoly over most online gambling.
  • Industry groups the RGA and EGBA had complained to the Commission about the proposals.
  • Greece now has one month to reply to the Commission’s objections and may not implement the new law until September at the earliest.

The EU has ordered Greece to delay until September its plan to implement proposals which would give OPAP a monopoly on online games that are not “casino-type games of chance.”