Greeks stake €21.25 bln in six months

The figures of the gambling market for the year's first half not only show the increase in the value of bets, but also the significant increase in revenue collected by the state from this activity.

From January to June, the industry's total turnover (TGR), which comes mainly from the regambling of money won by players in games of chance, increased by 13.3% to 21.25 billion euros compared with the same period of 2023.

The lion's share of TGR, in the order of €15 billion, comes from online games (+18% compared to the first half of 2023). It is followed by OPAP with approximately €5 billion and an increase of 4.1% on an annual basis.

The TGR have a significant deviation in relation to the reformed TGR, which increased by 10.1% to €7.5 billion, and the Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) has started to calculate, representing the amount that was actually wagered ...