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HGC joins IAGR campaign against illegal online gambling in Greece

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Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission joined the International Association of Gaming Regulators’ Illegal Gambling Awareness Week campaign, the commission said. It urged consumers to check operators’ authorisation through IAGR’s CheckBeforeYouPlay.org service before registering or betting, warning that unauthorised sites can put deposited money and personal data at risk.

Greece's Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) said it had joined an International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) initiative to raise awareness of illegal online gambling and encourage checks on operators' authorisation before betting. The initiative is part of Illegal Gambling Awareness Week.

HGC directed consumers to IAGR's free CheckBeforeYouPlay service, which lets users check a gambling site's authorisation by entering its address. The regulator urged users to check authorisation before placing a bet.

HGC said a professional-looking site was not necessarily legal and could resemble licensed operators' platforms without holding a valid licence. It said illegal gambling networks could expose consumers to the loss of deposited money and misuse of personal information, without the protections required of regulated operators.

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