GAMES


Best video games of 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES

The return of beloved characters along with ambitious new titles turned this year into one of the video game industry’s best, leaving players with an embarrassment of riches.

Illegal gaming still a problem
GAMBLING

Despite the police dismantling various illegal gambling rings from time to time, other gambling activity that is not legal – i.e. without licensing – is flourishing in Greece.


Greeks take to online gaming
ECONOMY

Gambling in Greece has soared in recent years, with the advent of online gaming, as total gaming revenue (TGR) came to in 2021 – almost threefold compared to 2015 – according to figures from the Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP).

Online bets seen at €1 bln in three years
ECONOMY

Riding the momentum generated during the lockdowns, online gambling in Greece is expected to soar to an annual turnover of more than 1 billion euros by 2024, a conference call of the OPAP gaming company with market analysts heard last week.


Notable shift to online gaming
GAMES OF CHANCE

The pandemic has led to a major swing in gambling from physical games and betting to online versions, with the losses of conventional forms of gambling more than offset by remote gaming, according to data from the Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) for 2020.

Covid-19 is good for puzzles
ECONOMY

Greeks both young and old have sent online sales of this category of table games soaring 1,654 percent month-on-month, according to a survey that tracked the switch of consumers to online purchases because of the Covid-19 restrictions.




At Athens pinball museum, arcade gamers go back in time
CULTURE

On a side street near the Acropolis, a new museum is exhibiting items a little different from the elegant white marble statues of ancient Greek antiquity. Here, there are flashing lights, loud pinging and popping noises.

Helping virtual world addicts return to reality
SOCIETY

He had to use the metro to come to our meeting. He kept his head down for the entire ride, focusing on a spot on the floor to get over the suffocating feeling due to being among so many people.