S Reports EUROPEAN LOTTERIES
GREECE
LOTTERY Lotto/ Popular/ National/ New Year OPERATOR OPAP & Hellenic Lotteries
REGULATOR Hellenic Gaming Commission SYSTEM Intralot/Scientific Games.
RETAILERS 4,861 (OPAP) 8,000 (Hellenic) ANNUAL SALES €4.26bn (OPAP) €392.9m (Hellenic)
Despite the economic downturn, over the last five years GGR has stuck at €1.2bn. Sales increased in 2014/15 by 14.8 per cent to €4.26bn (the first increase in five years and compared to €3.71bn in 2013/14)
Lotteries and football pools in Greece are currently operated by OPAP (numerical) and Hellenic Lotteries SA. Other gambling sectors in Greece include casinos, horse racing and online gambling/betting. Te gambling sector is governed by the Hellenic Gambling Commission (HGC) set up in 2004. OPAP was set up in 1958 as a private entity to
support the Greek Sports and Culture and is the number one gaming company in Greece with around 71 percent of the market. OPAP also holds the exclusive licence to operate video lottery games (VLTs) in Greece. It is the exclusive operator of numerical
lottery and sports betting games in Greece. Te state sold off a 33 percent stake to Emma Delta in 2013 as part of the government’s plan to climb out of debt. Meanwhile in July 2015 a concession
agreement was concluded between the Greek State and Hellenic Lotteries giving Hellenic the
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exclusive right to operate state lotteries for a period of 12 years. Hellenic Lotteries is a member of the OPAP
group and is now also the exclusive operator of the state lotteries – Laiko (Popular), Ethniko (National) and Protochroniatika (New Year) and instant win games (Scratch). Revenue for Hellenic at the end of 2014 was
€392.9m with gross profit of €30.7m. Scratch cards account for 71 percent of business with €279.8m in turnover followed by Laiko Lottery (20%) and €79.1m turnover, Ethniko Lottery (nine percent) and €33.9m, New Year lottery with €2.9m in commission. Of the €392.9 turnover €42m was paid in taxes and €38.1m in sales commission and €252.9m in prizes. Hellenic has 8,000 Points of Sale in Greece.
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Laiko (Popular Lottery) was founded in 1941 with a weekly draw on Tuesday. Tickets sold in sets of five for €10 or €2 each. About 60
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Ethniko (National Lottery) was set up in 1937 and issued three times a year. Tickets are sold in sets of 10 for €40 or €4 each.
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New Year Lottery – Drawn on New Years Eve introduced in 1967. Tickets are €5 and payout is around 55 percent.
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Scratch cards or Skrats – Numerous game to play for €1 to €5
Te first game OPAP launched was PROPO
(coupon for football prognostics) alongside the foundation of the system of national leagues in the football championships. In the year 2000 the company became an SA company and was listed on the Athens Stock Exchange in 2001. In 1990 OPAP added Lotto to its games and established its central computerised system.
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