{"id":20970,"date":"2026-06-30T09:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/types-of-exclusion-and-temporary-suspension\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:44:09","slug":"types-of-exclusion-and-temporary-suspension","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/public-players\/responsible-gaming\/self-exclusion\/types-of-exclusion-and-temporary-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Exclusion and Temporary Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20970\" class=\"elementor elementor-20970 elementor-19858\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0821e92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0821e92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d929f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85d929f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5aedd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d5aedd\" 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-a969d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a969d2d\" 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\">Types of Exclusion and Temporary Suspension<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124c79f text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-breadcrumbs-bar\" data-id=\"124c79f\" 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=\"bread6a60bdfab0547\" 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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44dcbdd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44dcbdd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a8f1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51a8f1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b9bbc6 side-menu elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"78b9bbc6\" 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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An indefinite self-exclusion<strong> is not lifted automatically<\/strong>. The Player Account or Individual Player Card may only be reactivated <strong>at the player&#8217;s request, provided that at least one (1) year has elapsed from the date of exclusion, a new Participation Agreement has been entered into, and all legally required procedures have been completed<\/strong>.<\/p><p>For land-based casinos, the exclusion remains in force for a mandatory<strong> period of six (6) months <\/strong>from the date the declaration is submitted. <strong>It is not lifted automatically<\/strong> and may only be revoked<strong> following a request <\/strong>by the excluded person, regardless of whether the exclusion was initiated by the player, a first-degree relative, or the player&#8217;s spouse. <\/p><p>2.<strong>Temporary Self-Exclusion<\/strong> from Online Gambling and Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs)<\/p><p>The duration of a temporary self-exclusion is determined by the player and must be for a minimum period of one (1) month. The License Holder is required to immediately block the Player Account \/ Individual Player Card and maintain that status for the entire duration of the temporary self-exclusion period. The restriction is automatically lifted when the period specified by the player expires.<\/p><p>Temporary self-exclusion is not available for gambling activities conducted in land-based casino establishments.<\/p><p><strong>3\u03b1<\/strong>.<strong> Twenty-Four (24)-Hour Temporary Time-Out from Online Gambling<\/strong><\/p><p>The License Holder must provide players with the option to take a temporary break from participating in gambling activities for a period of twenty-four (24) hours. If the player chooses this option, the License Holder is required to immediately place the Player Account into \u201cBlocked\u201d status and maintain this status throughout the twenty-four-hour time-out period. The restriction is lifted automatically.<\/p><p><strong>3\u03b2<\/strong>.<strong> Temporary Time-Out from Gambling Activities Conducted through Video Lottery Terminals (OPAP PLAY\u2013VLTs)<\/strong><\/p><p>The Operator provides players with the option to interrupt their gaming session and suspend their participation in gambling activities until 00:00:00 (midnight) of the same calendar day (Day Stop).<\/p>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef769a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ef769a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\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>Types of Exclusion and Temporary Suspension Home Indefinite Self-Exclusion from online gambling, Video Lottery Terminals (OPAP PLAY-VLTs), and land-based Casino gambling: If a player requests an indefinite self-exclusion from online gambling activities or Video Lottery Terminals (OPAP PLAY-VLTs), the License Holder is required to immediately deactivate and place the Player Account (for online gambling) or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":21004,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20970","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20970","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=20970"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21006,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20970\/revisions\/21006"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}