Revelation: In 2024 it was played 1.5 billion euros in illegal bet!

For the first time, the president of the Black Money Laundering Authority Honorary Prosecutor from Charalambos Vourliotis and his team, after investigations and analyzing a large number of data and information from reports of suspicious trading activity, mainly from banking sector and gambling sector. ‘Golden Bible of bet’!

As revealed by “Trial to SKAI”this is a multi -page exhibition with specific trading patterns, methods and techniques used by criminals, to legalize money through non -licensed gambling providers, mainly online, as well as Red Flags, which are related to our potential, Revenue of revenue from criminal activities.

Among other things, it is noted that, The gambling industryIn particular, online gambling is considered at high risk for money laundering and terrorism funding, while the extensive use of cryptocurrencies, cross -border money transfer through new financial institutions, and finally increasing the number of non -licensed online websites, are increasing this risk of money!

Of particular interest are the significant percentage of players participation in unauthorized websites and illegal gambling providers, such as:

• 799,000 people played in a non -licensed environment in 2024

• 390,000 people played online autonomous (alone from home, with mobile/pc)

• 215,000 people played with a physical presence in an organized space (eg club, internet cafe)

• 194,000 people played both online autonomous and with a physical presence in an organized space

• 401,000 people played bet

• 392,000 people played roulette

• 309,000 people played slots

• 18,000 people played something else (other gambling)

It is noteworthy, according to the same report, that 9.5% of the population has participated in illegal gambling, at least once in 2024 while the group with the largest participation in them are 18-34 years old.

Endthe report states that in 2024, a total of € 1.67 billion were played in a total of € 1.67 billion, which does not vary substantially to that of 2023.