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Gaming NewsGreece accused of flouting EU state aid rules5 October 2011GREECE AND BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A complaint has been made to the European Commission over Greece's gambling laws, The Daily Telegraph reported. The Remote Gambling Association filed the complaint saying the laws favour OPAP who have a monopoly on Greek gambling and recently renegotiated extending that monopoly until 2030, the report said. OPAP will not have to pay the standard 30% tax on its land-based operations in the deal it just made with the government, according to the Daily Telegraph report. Greece is desperately trying to raise cash through privitization to secure a further EU/IMF bailout to deal with its current economic calamity.
Greece accused of flouting EU state aid rules
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