title: Greece — Outlook: What is coming? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/greece/outlook/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Greece](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/greece/) Outlook Greece · Question 11 of 11 # Outlook: What is coming? Mixed · Probable · Expert approved · 5 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope · [Back to full Greece report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/greece/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Greece (GR) | |---|---| | Regulator | HGC | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | Expert approved · 5 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Greece has recently implemented a broad range of regulations to apply to its gambling market. Such changes have served to substantially modernise the Greek regime, which on paper is now analogous to other established regimes in terms of its sophistication. The Greek gambling market and its regulator… Not reviewed Information added after the 20 Aug 2026 expert review — published for currency and labelled not reviewed. 18 Oct 2026 Not reviewed The principal item on Greece's reform horizon is the Hellenic Gaming Commission's exploration of a unified cross-platform player-identity verification system targeted at VIP and high-value customers, intended to close a loophole allowing multiple registrations across licensed operators. As at 13 October 2026, this remains an early, pre-consultation, regulator-led initiative: it is known only through trade-press reporting of an EEEP-hosted discussion, and no draft legislation or HGC notice has yet been located setting out its scope, timeline or legal basis. The initiative sits alongside Greece's existing licensing and enforcement framework under Law 5313/2026 rather than replacing or amending it, and its eventual form, whether a Hellenic Gaming Commission regulation or a legislative amendment, is not yet determinable from the available evidence. What would move this item forward is the publication of an HGC primary notice or consultation document defining the initiative's scope and the obligations it would place on operators handling high-value customers. 22 Sep 2026 Not reviewed The EEEP omnibus reform bill, "Regulations for the Hellenic Gaming Commission and Improvements to the Gaming Framework," completed public consultation on 15 June 2026 and remains pending parliamentary submission. As drafted it would expand EEEP enforcement powers substantially — site and account blocking, bank transaction blocking, premises sealing, expanded Gaming Inspector authority, and increased EEEP staffing from 80 to 110 positions — and would introduce a new tiered tax on online casino and poker winnings effective 1 July 2026 as proposed. No Tier-1 confirmation of Government Gazette publication or final parliamentary passage was found this cycle, so the bill's ultimate enacted form and timing remain open questions for the next cycle to resolve. 19 Sep 2026 Not reviewed An omnibus gambling-framework reform bill, titled "Regulations for the Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) and Improvements to the Gaming Framework," closed public consultation in mid-June 2026 and is proceeding to the parliamentary process, at Probable confidence with fragile durability pending enactment. The bill covers illegal-gambling enforcement, HGC expansion, and winnings-tax changes, and proposes expanding HGC staffing from 80 to 110 — a durable increase in regulator capacity if enacted. Separately, a reported February 2026 draft bill would introduce prison sentences of up to ten years and fines of up to EUR 800,000 for illegal-gambling organisers; this is sourced only to a single T4 aggregator, rated Uncertain, and its primary legislative text has not been located this cycle. Together these signal a reform pipeline moving toward materially tighter enforcement and regulator capacity, though the most consequential elements — the criminalisation proposal and the winnings-tax change — remain unconfirmed by primary sources. 6 Sep 2026 Not reviewed The omnibus EEEP New Gambling Framework bill was submitted to the Greek Parliament in June 2026, with public consultation concluding 15 June 2026; it now awaits parliamentary enactment, with the final vote date not yet confirmed. Separately, EEEP is conducting a comprehensive review of the land-based casino licensing regime, with findings to be presented to the Ministry of Finance and a new framework targeted for spring 2026 implementation, though this rests on a single Tier-3 source and carries uncertain confidence. Together these two concurrent reform tracks, one online-enforcement-focused and one land-based-licensing-focused, indicate a broad structural overhaul of Greece's gambling regulatory architecture in 2026 rather than incremental adjustment. Confirmation of either the bill's enactment date or the casino review's final report would materially sharpen this outlook. 28 Aug 2026 Not reviewed The dominant reform-horizon item this cycle is the EEEP reform bill, formally titled Regulations for the Hellenic Gaming Commission and Improvements to the Gaming Framework. Public consultation on the bill closed on 15 June 2026, and it now awaits submission to Parliament. As drafted, it proposes increasing Hellenic Gaming Commission staffing from 80 to 110 full-time-equivalent posts and would grant Gaming Inspectors special investigative officer status, including criminal pre-investigation powers, sitting within the Commission's broader 2026-2030 strategic plan. As a consultation-stage instrument, the bill is fragile rather than durable pending enactment as primary legislation, and no primary-source statutory text has yet been retrieved; citation is expected to follow publication in the Government Gazette. Parliamentary submission and passage are the key events that would convert this from a proposal into binding law. ## Full section analysis Greece has recently implemented a broad range of regulations to apply to its gambling market. Such changes have served to substantially modernise the Greek regime, which on paper is now analogous to other established regimes in terms of its sophistication. The Greek gambling market and its regulator, the HGC, will likely now undergo a transitional period on the road to reaching full maturity as it reacts and assesses opportunities and challenges posed by market operators. For 2026 Greece is expected to maintain its existing licensing structure while adopting a more interventionist enforcement posture: intensified action against illegal online gambling, expanded advertising controls and a revised framework for land-based casinos. No liberalisation is signalled. Industry pressure to reduce the 35% GGR tax persists but no statutory change is in train; reform focus remains enforcement, possible affiliate tightening and digital monitoring.