OPAP carried out the raid on Stanleybet
 November 9, 2008, 4:52 am (7 months ago)Dow Jones news reported that the Greek gambling monopoly OPAP did not spend any unnecessary time this week in dealing with a threat by its CEO to take lawful action in opposition to Stanleybet's new betting shops in the country. Following just one week, the shop entrances were unlocked and the local police searched the whole places, arrested 2 workers and seized gambling machines and tools.
Previous in this month OPAP Chief Executive Christos Hadjiemmanuil explained to the Reuters news agency that this was the 1st time that anyone had confronted his firm's control, and that he would be starting lawful action.
Police officials verified that the raids were conducted following a grievance was received from OPAP that the new StanleyBet businesses were performing illegitimate betting, without an authorization from the suitable authorities and with the objective of financial gain at the cost of the Greek state.
StanleyBet International has guarded its right as a company in a European Union nation to provide gambling services without obstruction to the citizens of another EU nation, and is going to certainly challenge the matter. The organization has considerable resources, with more than 1 400 outlets in Belgium, Croatia, Romania and Poland.
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