At the beginning of this month we reported on a new law in Greece that effectively made electronic gaming illegal. While many people expected European Court intervention to be the only probable solution, it turns out that the three people who came up before the Greek Court in Thessaloniki on criminal charges can now breathe a sigh of relief. The court has dismissed both cases (Greek), saying that the charges are unconstitutional (áíôéóõíôáãìáôéêüò). Two of the individuals were owners and one was an employee of Greek 'net cafe companies that allowed patrons to play Counter-Strike and Chess on their network. áíÜèåìá! The battle is not over, however, because lawmakers will simply have another go at it, as they try to devise some way to either curb dangerous public gambling practices or preserve the government's monopoly on gambling (depending on how you look at it). Perhaps this time they'll meet a Mr. Smartz and his hefty Clue x 4. More english coverage is available at the BBC. Åõ÷áñéóôþ to George Nikitas for the heads up.
