Stanleybet’s Greek outlets subject to police raid
November 7, 2008 by mbates
The Greek Police authority has raided the Athens outlet of Stanleybet the UK based sports betting group. The shop had been opened for just over a week in a direct challenge to the state gambling operator OPAP, who have had a monopoly in Greece since 1996.
Following a complaint made by OPAP Greek police raided the outlet which resulted in the confiscation of equipment and money and the arrest of 2 employees who were both subsequently released. The Stanleybet outlet according to police had “conducted illegal betting…without a permit from the appropriate authorities…aiming to make monetary gain at the expense of the Greek state.” This was dismissed by Stanleybet who say they are adhering to their legal right to provide gambling services in the European Union under E.U. law and prior European Court of Justice Rulings.
