Sources
Every fact on Bets GR has a source link and a checked date. Here they all are in one place.
Official HGC data
Register of licence holders (certifications.gamingcommission.gov.gr) ↗16 active betting licences · checked 12/10/2026
Blacklist (hgc.gov.gr) ↗14,933 entries · edition {edition}, decision 29/07/2026 · downloaded 12/10/2026
Betting licences in the register
bet365 · HGC-000005-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Betsson · HGC-000001-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Bwin · HGC-000014-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Efbet · HGC-000030-LHchecked 12/10/2026
ElaBet · HGC-000032-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Fonbet · HGC-000003-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Interwetten · HGC-000018-LHchecked 12/10/2026
NetBet · HGC-000024-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Novibet · HGC-000022-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Pamestoixima · HGC-000007-LHchecked 12/10/2026
PokerStars Sports · HGC-000028-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Sportingbet · HGC-000012-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Stoiximan · HGC-000009-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Superbet · HGC-000050-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Vistabet · HGC-000016-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Winmasters · HGC-000020-LHchecked 12/10/2026
Guide sources
HGC · Ministerial Decision 79292/2020, Commercial Communication Regulation (Gazette B’ 3260/2020, Greek) ↗checked 11/10/2026
HGC · Law 4002/2011 (codified text, Greek) ↗checked 11/10/2026
HGC · Register of online gaming licence holders ↗checked 11/10/2026
HGC · Blacklist of unlicensed operators (Greek) ↗checked 11/10/2026
HGC · Directive 3/2023 (labelling, Greek) ↗checked 11/10/2026
HGC · Exclusion (Greek) ↗checked 11/10/2026
HGC · Support structures (Greek) ↗checked 11/10/2026
EOPAE · Contact (1114, gambling advice line, Greek) ↗checked 11/10/2026
Rules and facts
21+ | HGC | RISK OF ADDICTION & LOSS OF ASSETS | HELPLINE: 210 9237777 | PLAY RESPONSIBLYHGC · Directive 3/2023, Annex, Version 1 ↗The directive still carries the KETHEA line 210 9237777; the HGC «Support structures» page now points to the EOPAE line 1114. ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026Anyone who promotes a licence holder for pay that depends on player activity is an "affiliate": they need an HGC affiliate suitability licence, registration in the HGC register of affiliates and a cooperation agreement, which the licence holder notifies to the HGC (HGC decision 509/1/2020).HGC · Decision 509/1/11.09.2020 (Gazette B' 4140) ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026The HGC issues the list of unlicensed operators (blacklist); internet providers block access to the sites on it (Article 48(7)–(8), Law 4002/2011).HGC · Blacklist ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026websites that run or organise unlicensed gambling in Greece; being reachable from a Greek IP address is enoughHGC · Blacklist ↗
verified · checked 11/10/20261114 · Gambling advice line (EOPAE, the national organisation for the prevention and treatment of addictions)HGC · Support structures ↗The number 1114 appears in the EOPAE banner on the HGC page and on EOPAE's contact page. ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026KETHEA 210 9237777 · the helpline in the mandatory label (Directive 3/2023, Version 1)HGC · Directive 3/2023 (labelling), Annex ↗The HGC «Support structures» page now points to the EOPAE line 1114; we show both until the HGC confirms. ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026two online licence types: Type 1, betting, and Type 2, other online games; valid for 7 years (Article 45, Law 4002/2011)HGC · Law 4002/2011 (codified text) ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026The HGC publishes an annual activity report as PDF (2012–2025); no quarterly figures were found.HGC · Annual reports ↗
verified · checked 11/10/202621 (Article 48(5) of Law 4002/2011 for online games; Article 33(1) for gaming venues)HGC · Law 4002/2011 (codified text) ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026There is no single, universal self-exclusion yet: the national register of excluded players (E.M.A.) is under development.HGC · Exclusion ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026RISK OF ADDICTION & LOSS OF ASSETS | PLAY RESPONSIBLYHGC · Directive 3/2023 (labelling), under Article 8.9(d) of Ministerial Decision 79292/2020 ↗Article 8.9(d) of the Commercial Communication Regulation requires a message on the risk of addiction and loss of assets. ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026Showing RNG games (e.g. slots) is allowed only on the licence holder's own website (Directive 4/2021 §12.5).HGC · Directive 4/2021 ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026Self-exclusion is requested from each licensed operator separately, on its website, and applies only to that operator. For all of them at once: email [email protected] with a solemn declaration signed through gov.gr; the HGC forwards it to every licence holder.HGC · Exclusion ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026indefinite (at least 1 year, not lifted automatically) · temporary (at least 1 month) · 24-hour breakHGC · Exclusion ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026The HGC draws up and publishes a list of licensed operators (white list); publication is sufficient proof that a licence exists (Article 48(6), Law 4002/2011).HGC · Law 4002/2011 (codified text) ↗
verified · checked 11/10/2026