The General Court of the European Union has ruled that Greece’s decision to award gambling monopoly OPAP with the exclusive right to operate 35,000 video lottery terminals (VLTs) and thirteen games of chance did not constitute state aid, backing an earlier decision by the European Commission.
The case relates to the notification by the Greek government to the Commission in 2011 over two measures in favour of OPAP – an exclusive €560m licence to operate 35,000 [...]