Net Entertainment
Interim Report January-June 2010; Three New Agreements Signed With Tier 1
Operators
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (August 26, 2010)
SECOND
QUARTER 2010 ...................Subscribers
Greece Begins
Consultations on Gambling Regulation
ATHENS, Greece (August
26, 2010) -- The Greek government on Thursday said it has started public
consultations on a legislative plan to regulate gambling......Subscribers
Greece to Privatize
State Holdings in Various Casinos, But No Change in the Government's Holdings
of OPAP
ATHENS, Greece (June 3, 2010) -- The Greek
government announced long-delayed plans to privatize state-owned companies as
part of its attempt to fix the country's public finances and chip away at the
massive public debt.....................Subscribers
Lottery, Betting
Monopoly Not on Government’s Privatization List
ATHENS, Greece (May 25, 2010) -- In return for a 110 billion euro EU/IMF
bailout, Greece committed to prepare a plan by the end of this year to sell off
state assets and enterprises and raise at least 3 billion euros by
2013.......................Subscribers
Greeks Rush to Purchase
"Joker" Lottery Tickets
LONDON, UK (April 16, 2010)
- Thousands of Greeks have flocked to lottery stations to buy tickets for a
record jackpot, Greece’s "Joker" lottery has accumulated the 19 million
euro prize after being rolled over since February.............Subscribers
Lottery Privatization
Could Help Greece Overcome the Serious Economic Crisis
ATHENS, Greece (April 12, 2010) - Privatization of Greek state-controlled
companies could help overcome the serious economic crisis in the country,
Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)...................Subscribers
Greece Set for Tax
Reform – Lotteries Included
ATHENS, Greece (February
8, 2010) - Greece is putting the final touches to the tax reform bill and
public sector incomes policy it plans to unveil later this week, part of its
drive to increase state revenues and reduce its deficit. The measures
are.......................Subscribers
Gambling houses in
Thessaloniki and Gevgelija Are At War
ATHENS, Greece
(December 25, 2009) - Gambling houses in Thessaloniki and Gevgelija
(FormerYugoslav Republic of Macedonia) are reported to be at war over the
turnover....................Subscribers
Greece Suspends Ten
Percent Lottery Tax Until April 30
ATHENS, Greece (December
18, 2009) - Greece said on Friday it suspended a ten (10%) percent tax on
lottery winnings announced earlier this year until April 30,
2010..................Subscribers
Greece to Levy 10% Tax
on Gambling Winnings as of 21 September
ATHENS, Greece
(August 26, 2009) -- As of 21 September Greece is to levy a 10% tax on gambling
winnings, Greek Ethnos daily reports on its Internet
site..................Subscribers
Government Plans
Amendments to Lottery Tax Legislation, Ponders Possible Introduction of Tax on
Internet Gaming
ATHENS, Greece (July 20, 2009) –
According to local media reports the Greek Government intends to make a
regulatory amendment to clarify that the gaming tax will be applicable only to
net gains – not on the total amount returned back to players including
initial capital...................Subscribers
Budget Includes Higher
Taxes on Lotteries
ATHENS, Greece (June 25, 2009) - Greece
unveiled a package of new tax measures on Thursday to shore up its budget as it
cut a previous 1.1 percent GDP growth forecast to zero this
year....................Subscribers
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