Ladbrokes has today appealed against the rejection of its application for a betting license to allow it to trade in Norway; it was originally turned down in October 2004. The refusal had led Ladbrokes to initiate legal proceeds against Norway citing it was a breach of EC directives and the EFTA agreement. John O’Reilly Ladbrokes’ [...]

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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 [...]

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The UK and Malta based Stanleybet International has today opened its first branches in Greece, one branch in Athens and a second in Thessaloniki. The Greek market is currently dominated by OPAP who have maintained a monopoly in Greece and have promised to try and uphold this position. OPAP is the largest publicly trading gambling [...]

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