Source: Hellenic Gaming Commission
Greece’s Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) requires licence holders and their personnel to cooperate with inspections. They must provide access to relevant systems, premises, records and information, and implement HGC recommendations or corrective measures within the specified manner and timeframe.
The requirements set out the access and cooperation operators must provide during HGC inspections.
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