{"id":21847,"date":"2026-06-29T10:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/horizontal-application-regulations\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:28:46","slug":"horizontal-application-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/supervision-and-control\/regulation-and-social-responsibility\/horizontal-application-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizontal Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21847\" class=\"elementor elementor-21847 elementor-19577\" 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\">Horizontal Regulations<\/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=\"bread6aa8b46be5c49\" 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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They support the orderly operation of the gambling market, the protection of players and society, and the effective exercise of the HGC&#8217;s supervisory and enforcement powers in matters of general relevance to all gambling activities.<br \/>The Horizontal Regulations operate alongside the sector-specific regulations governing individual categories of gambling and provide a common compliance framework for all licensed operators and other supervised persons.<br \/>Together, they promote regulatory consistency, legal certainty, transparency, integrity, and responsible conduct throughout the gambling market.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the Horizontal Regulations <a href=\"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/legal-library\/?category=\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1%20\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ce\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd,\u0395\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae%20\u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1,\u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03ad\u03c2%20\u03a5\u03c0\u03b5\u03cd\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5%20\u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd,AML,\u0394\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac%20\u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1%20\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9%20\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2,Blacklist,\u039d\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2,\u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7%20\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2%20\u0395\u0395\u0395\u03a0,\u039a\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae%20\u03a5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae%20\u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7,\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc%20\u0394\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1,\u03a5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae%20\u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas Covered by the Horizontal Regulations<\/strong><br \/>The Horizontal Regulations establish common regulatory standards applicable across all gambling sectors, irrespective of the product, platform, or operating model, and include provisions relating to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Suitability of Persons<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Commercial Communication of Gambling Activities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Principle of Responsible Gambling<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML\/CFT)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Administrative Measures and Sanctions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>Horizontal Regulations Home The Horizontal Regulations comprise the regulatory acts issued by the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) that apply to all supervised entities, irrespective of the type of gambling activities they organize, operate, or conduct.These Regulations establish common rules, obligations, compliance requirements, and supervisory procedures, ensuring the consistent application of the regulatory framework across 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-21847","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21847","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=21847"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22911,"href":"https:\/\/hgc.gov.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21847\/revisions\/22911"}],"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=21847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}