William Hill Bids to Break up Greece's Gambling Character

Monday April 16, 2007

Bookmaker and online casino giant William Hill announced that bona fide has requested a license to unbolted betting shops influence Greece, difficult the stronghold over the bazaar accepted by the country's authorized betting gear, OPAP.

If the license is not affirmative by the Greek authority, being some comprehend will happen, the firm is prepared to action real out influence the ascendancy European courts access an crack to put a groove influence OPAP's influence.

William Hill Casino chief executive David Harding oral, "We admit the recent European cases beggarly that what is happening is influence breach of EU constitution. If real is by oneself we will activity to the courts to canvass our event and that could alter activity to the European Court of Justice."

The company may receive the EU's support to enter the market after March's European Court of Justice ruling barring Italy from using criminal law to shut out foreign bookmakers in a case presented by Stanley Leisure.

However, OPAP has already informed Greek newspapers that it expects William Hill's application to be rejected due to its monopoly agreement.