With her announcement, the Game Control and Control Committee (XENUMX / 8 / 8) informed the players about what the blacklist wasblacklist) and, at the same time, implicitly overwhelms her own concerns about the encroachment she has caused by her decision to sealed 401 URL's betting companies which have not been authorized in Greece.
Too many players did not know and still do not know what the white list they can use. There are people who turn away from their holidays and find that they can not open the URLs they have in their money. The EYEP did not give a reasonable time to inform the Greek players about the Blacklist and to make the necessary moves to avoid losing their money. Instead, he took out a list in the middle of the high summer season that it is known that the briefing of the Greek is such a shortage.
The fact that they knew (a few) that a black list was being prepared does not mean that they knew and which ones are included in it as the player can not know which of them have been declared to get the approval of the Authority. The ministry's list of 24 companies is not able to give the player details of what URLs are running behind them.
The "head hurt head" was considered a solution for the EYEO with regard to the problem it was facing but with the head of the non-licensed companies it also cut off the heads of the players that the Authority is supposed to protect. It would be advisable to announce first the white list from the Home Company, to allow one month's time to prevent anyone interested in getting informed and doing the same.
We hope that EEPC will have the authority to really protect the player and not forget it in his rush to prevent it from coping with market demands.
Follows the Communication of the EYEO
COMMUNICATION
On the basis of citizens' questions, in relation to the black list of websites from which online gambling and betting services are offered without the permit, drafted by the Authority, the following are specified:
QUESTION: What is the blacklist?
The list of non-licensed black list providers or blacklist, as has been said to be the case, includes the gambling sites without a license in Greece. The law requires that this list be drafted by the company, which must do so. Then, internet service providers are required to disallow access to listed sites and banks are required to interrupt transactions.
Blacklisting is a way that many European countries use to prevent unauthorized gambling in their territory.
QUESTION: Which companies offer legitimate gambling services?
1. Licenses for the provision of gambling services over the Internet are granted in accordance with the provisions of articles 45 to 48 of law X.NUMX / 4002 (A 2011). Until now, such licenses have not been granted.
2. Based on the provision of paragraph 12 of article 50 of the aforementioned law, during the transition period, until the above licenses are granted, the providers of betting and gambling services via the Internet are legally established in the Member States of the European Union and the European Economic And are legally licensed to operate and provide such services, they may continue to provide their services in Greece only if they are immediately, voluntarily and retroactively scheme of Articles 45 to 50 describing the same law.
3. Twenty-four companies have been placed under the aforementioned transition period, and have been publicly disclosed, according to a statement from the Treasury, which was posted on 9's February 2012
(see Announcement in implementation of POL.1248 / 13.12.2011 the following XMUMX / 12 50 4002 Stakeholder Regime has been submitted by the following Internet betting and gaming service providers)
QUESTION: What about the money that players might have in providers' accounts on the blacklist?
1. Since November of 2012, EEP has issued public warnings, published in the media and on the internet, that it has pointed out that the provision of gambling on the Internet without a license is contrary to the law and damages the public interest because people are exposed to the dangers of the uncontrolled provision of these games, do not protect minors and vulnerable groups from gambling addiction while undermining public revenues and the general interests of the Greek public u.
The Authority has repeatedly noted publicly that, under the provisions in force, the provision of non-licensed gambling services is a particularly serious criminal offense of a criminal nature. Players' participation in unlicensed gambling, albeit much lighter, is also being prosecuted.
In both cases, significant administrative penalties, in the form of fines, are also imposed.
2. The publicity that received the subject, mainly on the internet, was extensive with news, articles, and commentaries, so that all stakeholders had the opportunity to be informed.
The last public referral to the issue was at the end of May 2013, at the official hearing of the Authority by the Standing Committee on Institutions and Transparency of the Greek Parliament, where it was explicitly stated that hundreds of websites have been identified that offer gambling without authorization and that the drafting of the blacklist is starting.
(see relevant publications, in some, by way of example and by chance, from the websites that they were involved in:
http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=26510&subid=2&pubid=113051473
http://www.tovima.gr/finance/article/?aid=516493
http://antenna975.blogspot.gr/2013/06/482.html
http://www.news123.gr/nea/newsgroup.php/3511815/
http://www.inews.gr/263/mavri-lista-me-482-istoselides-paranomou-tzogou.htm
http://www.taxheaven.gr/news/news/view/id/13800
http://praktoresopap.com/2013-04-20-09-54-24/diadiktyo/item/4250-sto-mikroskopio-482-istotopoi-diadiktyakoy-stoiximatos-kai-paignion
http://www.pokerlobbygr.com/article/13230/ellada-ste-dioxe-el-eglematos-482-sites-online-tuheron-paihnidion
http://www.express.gr/news/finance/712710oz_20130529712710.php3
http://www.star.gr/Pages/Politiki_Oikonomia.aspx?art=182408&artTitle=paizete_stoichima_sto_internet_prosochi_kovontai_482_istotopoi
http://www.infobeto.com/forum/f103/eeep-boyli-simera-115978/
3. Thus, all information, warnings and sufficient time to potential unlicensed online gambling service providers have been publicly disclosed in order to discontinue their operation, as well as potential players, so that they can be withdrawn in a timely manner.
4. Players' transactions with non-licensed gambling providers via the Internet are not a matter for which the Authority has competence, and the criminal nature of the acts in question does not allow for any interference.
QUESTION: How can gamblers communicate with gambling providers listed on the black list, since the providers' sites are no longer accessible?
Because this question is very common, the Authority, in order to help, notes that it suspects that, since transactions have taken place, the data of the providers are recorded in the transactions made by the players through their bank accounts.
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