“Assurances have been given by the Government to meet the request of ESAKE”

An announcement clarifying what applies to the payment of the percentage on the winnings of the betting slips issued by ΕΣΑΚΕ.

The Association, after publishing a history of the meetings with representatives of the Government, concludes by saying: “The two meetings were held in a spirit of cooperation and understanding. Other meetings will follow as according to the assurances given in the two appointments, the intention of the Government is to do everything possible to satisfy the request of ESAKE and the whole spectrum of sports “.

Analytically:

Two meetings at a top government level took place last Friday (28/1) and today Tuesday (1/2) by ESAKE.

Last Friday (28/1) the chairman of the Board of Directors of ESAKE Mr. Evangelos Galatsopoulos, the General Secretary Mr. George Pantazopoulos, the owner of KAE Olympiakos Mr. George Angelopoulos, the president of KAE AEK Makis Angelopoulos, the Director of Panathinaikos OPAP George Kalaitzis and the General Manager of KAE Olympiakos Mr. Nikos Lepeniotis met by teleconference with the Minister of Finance Mr. Christos Staikouras, the Deputy Minister of Finance for Tax Policy and Public Property Mr. Apostolos Athanasios Petralia.

Today, Tuesday (1/2), the chairman of the Board of ESAKE Mr. Evangelos Galatsopoulos, the General Secretary Mr. George Pantazopoulos and George Kalaitzis Director of Sports of KAE Panathinaikos, met live with the Deputy Minister of Sports and Culture Mr. Lefteris Avgenakis.

The main object of the meetings was the claim by ESAKE and the OEMs of the Stoiximan Basket League of those who are entitled to professional basketball according to the provisions of the law for the payment to the professional teams of a percentage on the winnings of the betting tickets. A law that satisfies a permanent request of all those who work hard for Greek sports and is a permanent and not an extraordinary measure.

The implementation of the law has started since last July and the first phase of its implementation is completed in exactly one year, when there will be a complete picture of the settlements on the profits of the betting companies.

A fair request of ESAKE and its OEM members is to pay as soon as possible the remaining revenue that the groups are entitled to from law enforcement, due to the deprivation of OEM revenue due to restrictive measures to deal with the pandemic that has affected the entire economic activity.

The two meetings were held in a spirit of cooperation and understanding. Other meetings will follow as according to the assurances given in the two appointments the intention of the Government is to do everything possible to satisfy the request of ESAKE and the whole spectrum of sports.

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