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Olympians Unable to Play Their Own Game?
According to a news post in CNet, new laws were passed in Greece forbidding all use of video game(which even includes AoM). Offenders that are caught are fined 5,000 to 75,000 euros and imprisoned for 1 to 12 months. The government origionally made the law to prevent illegal gambling, but most gamers believe it has gone way too far. Several gaming organizations are attempting to organize to protest against this law, including taking the case to European court.
"The Greek government has banned all electronic games across the country, including those that run on home computers, on Game Boy-style portable consoles, and on mobile phones. Thousands of tourists in Greece are unknowingly facing heavy fines or long terms in prison for owning mobile phones or portable video games.
Greek Law Number 3037, enacted at the end of July, explicitly forbids electronic games with "electronic mechanisms and software" from public and private places, and people have already been fined tens of thousands of dollars for playing or owning games...
...The Greek government introduced the law in an attempt to prevent illegal gambling. According to a report in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Greek police will be responsible for catching offenders, who will face fines of 5,000 to 75,000 euros (about $4,980 to $74,650) and imprisonment of one to 12 months. "The blanket ban was decided in February after the government admitted it was incapable of distinguishing innocuous video games from illegal gambling machines," the report said..."
Poor guys....
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