Poker in Greece:
Live, Cashgames, Tournaments

Just in authorized casinos in Greece are real money tournaments of Texas Hold'em legal, because according to legislation in Greece poker is a game of luck. On this online site we show you all the various options to play poker in Greece and explain you the legal framework in Greece.

Legal notice: Is it legal to play poker Greece ?

Poker Cash Games can meet in Greece and therefore as well in Greece the criminal offence of illegal gambling. Poker players can be convicted according to these laws if one hosts public gambling or participates in it.

Is poker a game of chance or not?

The question of whether poker is a game of chance is still not answered. However the law in Greece and therefore also in Greece grades poker as a game of chance. The state casinos in Greece have of course a permission.

Poker in restaurants in Greece

Risk for the pubs & hosts: There is the danger of losing the official permission to operate a restaurant in Greece if you make yourself liable to prosecution.

Summary

• Poker cash games are basically not allowed in Greece and therefore also in Greece.
• The casinos in Greece have a authorisation.
• Mostly it is very difficult for the authorities in Greece to prove prohibited gambling.
• Tournaments are considered a game of skill, cash games a game of luck

Please note that the information provided does not constitute legal advice under the law and cannot replace legal advice, as such advice always requires knowledge of all individual circumstances, in particular of the specific individual case.

Cashgames: Real money poker games in Greece

Poker cash games are publicly not allowed in Greece. If would like to to enter games for real money in Greece, you will have to visit casinos & poker clubs and poker rooms in the surrounding area. If you don't like to enter a casino but still don't wanna miss poker cash games, you can check out Home Games, which are strongly regulated.

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Poker tournaments in Greece

There are many poker tournaments in Greece. Tourneys are permitted as long as there are prizes and not real money to be won. Furthermore, great poker tournaments are held frequently in Greece! Current tournaments can be discovered in the tournament calendar.

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Past Tournaments

• € 700 + 70 No Limit Hold'em ( Website )
  Regency Casino Thessaloniki, 31-May-2019
• No Limit Hold'em ( Website )
  Regency Casino Mont Parnes, 01-Apr-2019
• € 150 + 15 No Limit Hold'em ( Website )
  Regency Casino Thessaloniki, 18-Dec-2017
• € 700 + 70 No Limit Hold'em - City2City ( Website )
  Regency Casino Thessaloniki, 20-Nov-2017
• € 220 No Limit Hold'em ( Website )
  Regency Casino Mont Parnes, 15-Nov-2017
• € 150 + 15 No Limit Hold'em - Wednesday Poker Tournament ( Website )
  Regency Casino Thessaloniki, 20-Sep-2017
• € 220 No Limit Hold'em - Re-Entry ( Website )
  Regency Casino Mont Parnes, Aug-2017
• € 200 + 20 No Limit Hold'em ( Website )
  Regency Casino Thessaloniki, 27-May-2017
• € 600 + 60 No Limit Hold'em - The Hunter ( Website )
  Regency Casino Thessaloniki, 25-May-2017
• € 150 + 15 No Limit Hold'em - Wednesday Poker Tournament ( Website )
  Regency Casino Thessaloniki, 29-Mar-2017

Poker Clubs: The best poker rooms in Greece

More options are offered by the various poker clubs & poker rooms with tournaments in and around Greece. Here you can see a good list of all poker clubs & poker rooms in Greece:

Live poker in casinos near by Greece

Greece itself regrettably does not provide a own casino with a poker floor. Greece has its casinos mainly in little cities and outside the heart of the city. It is certainly easy to visit them by car or public transport. The majority have additional an own shuttle service. In case you decide to go by your own car, all casinos offer spacious parking space for poker players. Today, every casino in Greece regularly hosts real money poker games. There are as well tournament series and Poker Events that you can participate. Here with us you'll discover a list, sorted by federal states, of all places running poker with their individual schedule and all required facts. Within a radius of Greece you will be able to reach minimum two casinos with ok travel times and nice live poker tables.

Casinos, Poker Rooms & Venues offering Poker in Greece

• Casino Porto Carras ( Website )
  Sithonia 630 81, Greece
• Casino Rhodos ( Website )
  Georgiou Papanikolaou 4, Rhodes 851 00, Greece
• Casino Rio ( Website )
  Syrogianni, Rio, Achaia 26500, Греция
• Club Hotel Casino Loutraki ( Website )
  48 Poseidonos Loutraki, Loutraki, Greece
• Poker Club Serres ( Website )
  29 Iouniou 1913 20, Serres 621 23, Greece
• Regency Casino Mont Parnes ( Website )
  Regency Casino Mont Parnes, Parnithos, Acharnes, Anatoliki Attiki, Greece
• Regency Casino Thessaloniki ( Website )
  12Klm National Road Thessaloniki Airport Τ.Κ. 551 03, Thessaloniki - Greece
• Texas 83 ( Website )
  83, Battalion, Neos Kosmos, Athens, Greece
• The ROOM ( Website )
  Posidonos 48, Loutraki Agii Theodori 203 00, Greece
• Tilt Poker Room ( Website )
  Thiseos 212, Kallithea 176 75, Greece
• Εφαπαπτε ( Website )
  Averof 28, Koridallos 181 20, Greece
• ΟΦΙΤΕΧ Β. Προαστίων ( Website )
  Αγίου Κωνσταντίνου 40, Μαρούσι, Ελλάδα
• ΟΦΙΤΕΧ Ιωαννίνων ( Website )
  Λεωφόρος Χρήστου Κατσαρή 63, Ιωάννινα, Ελλάδα
• ΟΦΙΤΕΧ Ν. Προαστίων ( Website )
  Θεσσαλίας 3, Άλιμος, Ελλάδα
• ΟΦΙΤΕΧ Πειραιά ( Website )
  Μακράς Στοάς 7, Πειραιάς, Ελλάδα

Best Poker Players from Greece

• 1. Alexandros Kolonias
  USD 3,729,554.00
• 2. Georgios Sotiropoulos
  USD 2,818,179.00
• 3. Ioannis Angelou-Konstas
  USD 2,645,791.00
• 4. Georgios Zisimopoulos
  USD 2,245,971.00
• 5. Sotirios Koutoupas
  USD 2,065,007.00
• 6. Miltiadis Kyriakides
  USD 1,562,297.00
• 7. Konstantinos Nanos
  USD 1,547,839.00
• 8. Georgios Karakousis
  USD 1,378,745.00
• 9. Georgios Vrakas
  USD 1,344,997.00
• 10. Georgios Kapalas
  USD 1,314,078.00

Homegames: Pokern for real money in Greece in private locations

In Greece the laws of the federal state Greece is in effect. In order not be prohibited to play poker home games in Greece you must be aware of the following:

Does the poker round take place publicly in Greece?

The poker game has to be held in public to be criminal liable. A poker game is public after the jurisdiction in Greece, if "it is made outwardly recognizably accessible to a not firmly closed circle of acquaintances". The best example of this is cash games in pubs in Greece that anyone could join. It's forbidden.

How often does the homegame take place in Greece?

According to jurisdiction in Greece can: "However, a closed society in which a game of chance is customarily held is also considered public according to § 285 II StGB". If the poker round takes place habitually, it is illegal in private rooms in Greece as well as in public. For example, if money games are played for every week on the similar day, it does not matter if it is a private room or not. Both are prohibited.

The best Online Poker Rooms in comparison

The easiest and legal option to play poker in Greece is online poker. We present a top list of popular poker platforms where you can legally play for real cash in Greece. After some twenty years of online poker history, a couple of providers proofed themselfes as the most trustful and consistent. We strongly recommend creating an account with these online poker networks and poker there. The poker tables on offer are great, the choice is extensive, the players are numerous and the rake is not too high. Poker-in.com lists the most important and best providers in comparison.