23 websites betting and gambling hit the Electronic Crime Prosecution.
Στοχευμένες δράσεις από τη Διεύθυνση Δίωξης Ηλεκτρονικού Εγκλήματος για την καταπολέμηση της διενέργειας παράνομου στοιχηματισμού μέσω Internet, στο πλαίσιο και της διεξtreatmentof the Soccer World Cup in Brazil
Police searches for 23 gambling and betting sites via the Internet without legal permission
Illegal betting activity also related to World Cup soccer matches held in Brazil
In the context of targeted actions to combat illegal online gambling, twenty-three (23) filed case studies of online gambling service providers were formed by the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office, which provided these services without the legal license .
In particular, in the context of a preliminary examination, after orders of the Athens District Attorney's Office, a thorough and detailed police and digital - online investigation was carried out by the Special Group to Combat Gambling and Illegal Betting via the Internet, which has been established in the Directorate for the Prosecution of Electronic Crime.
The survey, which analyzed electronically traces and digital data, involved twenty-three (23) websites, gambling providers and online gambling providers.
As a result, the above-mentioned providers sites operated without legal permission, have not been subjected to the 50 4002 / 2011 Article XNUMX transition regime and are not related to a similar licensed business based in Greece.
Illegal betting activity also involved World Cup soccer matches held in Brazil.
The investigation led to the identification of the countries of management and registration of the disputed domain names and in particular showed that the management and the servers (servers) των είκοσι τριών (23) ιστοτόπων εδρεύουν σε διάφορες χώρες της αλλοδαπής, συγκεκριμένα, σε Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, Βρετανικές Παρθένους Νήσους, Μπελίζ, Γιβραλτάρ, Αυστρία, Μάλτα, Παναμά, Σουηδία, Russia and Israel.
In the context of the investigation of the case, a relevant correspondence was carried out - information of the independent administrative Authority, Gaming Supervision and Control Committee (GSC), which is responsible for the supervision and control of the games.
It is noted that these illegal sites are included in the list of the Hellenic Football Federation. which includes websites displayed and offering gambling services in Greece without a "black list".
After the investigation is completed, it is no longer possible to access the above websites from internet service providers in our country (procedure "block IP").
The files that were filed were submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of Athens.
