The UK sports betting company Stanleybet has been allowed by an Athens court to reopen its outlet in the City. In late 2008 Stanleybet had opened two outlets one in Athens the second in Thessaloniki but they were promptly shut down as they violated Greek law what allows only the OPAP monopoly on sports betting [...]

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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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