{"id":21843,"date":"2026-06-29T10:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/hgc-guidelines\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:45:32","slug":"hgc-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/supervision-and-control\/regulation-and-social-responsibility\/hgc-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"HGC guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21843\" class=\"elementor elementor-21843 elementor-19605\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aec405a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1aec405a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256e6728 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"256e6728\" 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-7e2b310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e2b310\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HGC guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2640a5 text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-breadcrumbs-bar\" data-id=\"2640a5\" 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=\"bread6aa8b49513e78\" 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-cf2e7ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf2e7ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c1f92a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51c1f92a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2583114d side-menu elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2583114d\" 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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Rather, they facilitate compliance with the existing legislative and regulatory framework, taking into account market developments, technological advancements, and the operational needs of supervised entities.<br \/>By clarifying obligations arising from applicable legislation, the Gaming Regulation, and decisions of the HGC, the Guidelines contribute to:<br \/>\u2022 The consistent and uniform compliance of supervised entities.<br \/>\u2022 The effective implementation of regulatory requirements.<br \/>\u2022 The enhancement of supervisory effectiveness.<br \/>\u2022 Greater transparency, predictability, and legal certainty in the gambling market.<br \/>In addition, the Guidelines serve as an important communication tool between the HGC and market participants, fostering a common understanding of regulatory expectations and supporting the proper application of the regulatory framework.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the HGC Guidelines and and explore the topics they address<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/legal-library\/?category=\u039f\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03af\u03b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HGC guidelines Home The Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) issues Guidelines to promote the consistent interpretation, application, and implementation of the legal and regulatory framework governing the gambling market.The Guidelines provide explanatory and interpretative guidance, clarifications, and practical instructions to supervised entities, supporting the uniform application of regulatory requirements and strengthening legal certainty within the sector.The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":22300,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21843","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21843","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=21843"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22915,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21843\/revisions\/22915"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}