Greek Lottery Bidding
A tender process was recently launched by the Hellenic Republic Asset
Development Fund. This development fund is responsible for awarding licenses to
operate and manage the Hellenic Lotteries for 12 years. The Hellenic Republic
Asset Development Fund has just recently been established and the company’s
functions are geared toward managing Greece’s privatization program for its
land-based and online casino gambling industry to pay any deficits in the
budget. The license awarded to any successful bidders from the land and online
casinos and gambling business and others, will get the exclusive rights to
manage and operate Hellenic Lotteries. Hellenic Lotteries actually consists of
several entities, such as the Popular Lottery, National Lottery and European
Lottery.
The process of tender will only be participated in by those who are already
experienced in operating land and online casinos and gaming services; they may
join in alone or in partnership with another operator. During the initial stage
of bidding, the potential bidder will be asked to submit their expression of
interest and all supporting documents that show they are able to fulfill all
aspects of their responsibilities. Interested parties, either from land or
online casino and gambling industries, must submit their expression of interests
before November 29.
If they are accepted in the first stage, they can move on to the second level of
bidding where they are asked to submit their offers. For those interested, they
can simply check hradf.com or minfin.gr for more details. According to the CEO
of the asset development fund, Costas Mitropoulos, they are glad to open this
bidding process in order to privatize their assets and include the international
players, such as land and online casino operators, with it. Lottery in Greece
has huge prospects and experienced operators are most welcome.
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