{"id":19448,"date":"2026-03-20T15:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/work\/actions\/combating-illegal-networks\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T06:20:08","slug":"combating-illegal-networks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/work\/actions\/combating-illegal-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Combating Illegal Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19448\" class=\"elementor elementor-19448 elementor-8090\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f156be3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f156be3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe7a2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbe7a2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38190f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c38190f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Combating Illegal Gambling<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e051a54 text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-breadcrumbs-bar\" data-id=\"e051a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-breadcrumbs-bar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bread6aafb06095537\" class=\"pt_plus_breadcrumbs_bar \"  \"><div class=\"pt_plus_breadcrumbs_bar_inner bred_style_1\"><nav id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"bc_home\"><a class=\"home_bread_tab\" href=\"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/\/\">Home<i class=\" fa fa-chevron-right bread-sep-icon\" ><\/i><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"del\"><\/span> <span class=\"current\"><div class=\"current_tab_sec\">Page<\/div><\/span><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed452e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ed452e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f16b68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f16b68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a976d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41a976d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a5d4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97a5d4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4971f9d side-menu elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"4971f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12778\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/work\/partnerships\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Collaborations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12793\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/work\/actions\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Actions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ac069 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6ac069\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddc52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ddc52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Combating illegal gambling is a core priority of the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC). Through a combination of regulatory oversight, enforcement actions, technological capabilities, and cooperation with national and international partners, the HGC works to detect, prevent, and address unlicensed gambling activities across both land-based and online channels. By doing so, the Authority protects consumers, supports fair competition, and strengthens the integrity, transparency, and sustainability of the regulated gambling market.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h5>Objectives<\/h5>\n<p>The HGC&#8217;s efforts to combat illegal gambling are focused on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protecting citizens from the risks associated with unregulated gambling activities<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring fair and lawful market competition<\/li>\n<li>Reducing the impact of the underground and informal economy<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening digital security and consumer protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Key Actions<\/h5>\n<p>To address illegal gambling effectively, the HGC implements a range of preventive, supervisory, and enforcement measures, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifying and blocking unauthorized gambling websites<\/li>\n<li>Conducting on-site inspections and digital investigations<\/li>\n<li>Imposing administrative sanctions, penalties, and fines where appropriate<\/li>\n<li>Cooperating with national and international regulatory, law enforcement, and judicial authorities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Notable Initiatives<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blacklist management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Enforcement actions<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reporting and complaint mechanisms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>International cooperation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Tools and Resources<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Advanced electronic monitoring and surveillance systems<\/li>\n<li>Reporting and whistleblowing mechanisms<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory and inspection databases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Combating illegal gambling is a core priority of the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC). Through a combination of regulatory oversight, enforcement actions, technological capabilities, and cooperation with national and international partners, the HGC works to detect, prevent, and address unlicensed gambling activities across both land-based and online channels. By doing so, the Authority protects consumers, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":12789,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19448","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19448"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22952,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19448\/revisions\/22952"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}