Is online gambling legal in Greece?

1. 1Law 4002/2011 (consolidated text, HGC) art. 31(1) — minimum payout
2. 2HGC Online Gaming Regulation 79835 ΕΞ 2020, art. 5.1 art. 5.1(a)(hh); art. 5.1 intro
3. 3Decision 67663 ΕΞ 2022 (Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ) Β΄ 2483/20.05.2022) amending the Online Gaming Regulation, Greek Gazette text from the National Printing House (et.gr)

Gambling with crypto: Banned.

• Minimum age: 21. Under-21s must be kept out; the age is shown on every page of the site ↗

You must be 21 to gamble online in Greece, for online casino and sports betting alike. 21 for online gambling: the HGC Online Gaming Regulation bars anyone under 21, and every page of a licensed site shows the age limit.

The operator withholds the tax when it pays out, per betting slip for bets and per play session of at most 24 hours for casino and poker; poker tournament winnings are taxed on the prize. The first €100 is tax-free. Sports betting: 2.5% on €100.01-200, 5% on €200.01-500, 7.5% above €500. Other online games: 20% on €100.01-500 and 30% above €500.

Rate: Withheld by the operator per betting slip or 24-hour play session, above €100: sports betting 2.5% (€100.01-200), 5% (€200.01-500) and 7.5% (over €500); other online games, including casino and poker, 20% (€100.01-500) and 30% (over €500).

The regulator's register lists 20 online licence holders in Greece (checked 5 Nov 2026, no change since 29 Oct 2026).

Always verify a casino holds a valid Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC / EEEP) licence before depositing. Check the official register before signing up.

The official register of licensed sitesHellenic Gaming Commission (HGC / EEEP)'s website

Prominent operators in Greece

If a site isn't on the regulator's licensee register, ask the regulator before you play: an unlisted site is usually not licensed here (a register can lag behind a new licence). An unlicensed site is outside the regulator's supervision, so you cannot complain to the regulator about it.

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  Only a .gr address

  Licensed sites run on .gr domains; the HGC register lists each licensee’s sites.

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  Check the HGC register

  The Register of Licence Holders lists every licensee, its licence number, type and sites.

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  Limits you will set

  At your first session you must set a deposit limit and a loss limit, and a time limit too for casino-type games and RNG virtual betting; you are warned at 80% and stopped at 100%.

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  Self-exclusion

  Each licensed site must let you exclude yourself. The rules provide for an HGC Register of Excluded Persons that would bar you at every licensee; until it starts operating, each licensee applies its own exclusions.

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  Help: +30 210 9237777

  The KETHEA helpline every licensed advert must show.

• Deposit limit: You must set one. Daily, weekly or monthly, set at your first play session ↗
• Loss and time limits: You must set them. A loss limit with the deposit limit, and a time limit too on casino-type games and RNG virtual betting; warned at 80%, stopped at 100% ↗
• Self-exclusion: Indefinite, temporary or 24 h. Indefinite (at least a year), temporary (at least a month) or a 24-hour break; the rules provide for an HGC register that would exclude you at every licensed site, and until it starts each site applies its own exclusions ↗
• Stake and payout: €20 / €140,000. Maximum stake and payout per game cycle on random-number casino games ↗
• Before ID check: €800 deposit cap. For up to 30 days; no cash-out of deposits or winnings until you are verified ↗

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   1. Complain to the operator

   Within 48 hours from the day after the incident, through the licensee’s 24/7 complaints system; it must answer within ten days.

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   2. Ask the HGC to re-examine

   Within ten days from the day after the operator’s answer; the operator must send the HGC the whole file. These deadlines are steps of the complaint procedure, not a time limit on your claim.

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   3. ADR or the courts

   The site and you may try to settle, or go to an ADR body registered under Joint Ministerial Decision 70330/2015; the HGC is told and may stop a settlement that breaks the rules. Taking part does not stop you going to court, and where the EU consumer rules apply you can sue in the courts where you live.

• Myth

  My winnings are tax-free.
  Reality

  Only the first €100. Above that the operator withholds up to 7.5% on sports bets and up to 30% on casino and poker.

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  Playing on a foreign site is my own business.
  Reality

  Taking part in gambling organised without a Greek licence is a criminal offence: up to two years in prison and a fine.

• Myth

  I can gamble from 18.
  Reality

  Online gambling in Greece starts at 21.