of Dimitris Delevegos in kathimerini
Of the 21 companies that applied for an online gambling license, 15 were approved.
The Greek market shows great growth potential, emphasize representatives of many new companies in our country.
Important prospects in the Greek online gambling market are companies whose licensing was recently completed by the Gaming Supervision and Control Committee (GSC) based on the new regime. According to the independent authority, out of the 21 companies that applied for a license to conduct online gambling, 15 were approved, while six were rejected. Of these, three are associated with licensed companies, while the rest relate to legal entities that did not meet the formal requirements such as, for example, the absence of negative equity. According to information, from the three companies whose applications were rejected, GLB GmbH and Online Amusement Solutions submitted applications for cancellation to the Council of State. GLB withdrew from the lawsuit, while the application for annulment of Online Amusement was heard yesterday, without the outcome of the procedure being known.
However, regardless of the individual cases of appealing to the Court, the licensed providers have also received the approval of gambling (Go Live), while 226 fitness licenses have been granted to companies that perform the critical functions of the providers, as well as 36 manufacturing licenses of all fitness categories. . The last two groups include foreign companies, which remain largely unknown in Greece, but recently, on the occasion of the completion of the licensing, their executives are placed in public for the prospects of the Greek online gaming market.
Such companies include Red Rake Gaming, which manufactures gambling, supplying providers with a range of titles, with CEO Nick Barry stating in a statement that Greece is a strong market in high demand for its content. company. Content through its remote servers is also provided to licensed providers by Oryx, which until now operated under the transitional regime. The company is a content provider, among others, of OPAP, Stoiximan, Bettson and NetBet. According to Oryx's commercial director Chris Looney, Greece has the potential to become an important market for the group, while the license obtained by the company "is a milestone for expansion plans in Europe".
Also, the licensing of "1X2 Network" means its entry for the first time in the Greek online gambling market, with the company's content available in more than 300 casinos worldwide. Newcomer to the Greek market is the company Yggdrasil, which has already entered into agreements with major providers, but also Iforium for which Greece is the 17th market where it operates. Greece was chosen to expand by content producer and developer Hacksaw Gaming, with company chief Markus Kords saying demand for the company's games had skyrocketed internationally in the first half. Kordz has said that hard work was needed to secure permission from the EEEP.
Of the 21 companies that applied for an online gambling license, 15 were approved.
The Greek market shows great growth potential, emphasize representatives of many new companies in our country.
Important prospects in the Greek online gambling market are companies whose licensing was recently completed by the Gaming Supervision and Control Committee (GSC) based on the new regime. According to the independent authority, out of the 21 companies that applied for a license to conduct online gambling, 15 were approved, while six were rejected. Of these, three are associated with licensed companies, while the rest relate to legal entities that did not meet the formal requirements such as, for example, the absence of negative equity. According to information, from the three companies whose applications were rejected, GLB GmbH and Online Amusement Solutions submitted applications for cancellation to the Council of State. GLB withdrew from the lawsuit, while the application for annulment of Online Amusement was heard yesterday, without the outcome of the procedure being known.
However, regardless of the individual cases of appealing to the Court, the licensed providers have also received the approval of gambling (Go Live), while 226 fitness licenses have been granted to companies that perform the critical functions of the providers, as well as 36 manufacturing licenses of all fitness categories. . The last two groups include foreign companies, which remain largely unknown in Greece, but recently, on the occasion of the completion of the licensing, their executives are placed in public for the prospects of the Greek online gaming market.
Such companies include Red Rake Gaming, which manufactures gambling, supplying providers with a range of titles, with CEO Nick Barry stating in a statement that Greece is a strong market in high demand for its content. company. Content through its remote servers is also provided to licensed providers by Oryx, which until now operated under the transitional regime. The company is a content provider, among others, of OPAP, Stoiximan, Bettson and NetBet. According to Oryx's commercial director Chris Looney, Greece has the potential to become an important market for the group, while the license obtained by the company "is a milestone for expansion plans in Europe".
Also, the licensing of "1X2 Network" means its entry for the first time in the Greek online gambling market, with the company's content available in more than 300 casinos worldwide. Newcomer to the Greek market is the company Yggdrasil, which has already entered into agreements with major providers, but also Iforium for which Greece is the 17th market where it operates. Greece was chosen to expand by content producer and developer Hacksaw Gaming, with company chief Markus Kords saying demand for the company's games had skyrocketed internationally in the first half. Kordz has said that hard work was needed to secure permission from the EEEP.
