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	Wikipedia: Greece
		Most Greeks (98%) adhere to the Greek Orthodox Church, which is under the protection of the state that also pays the clergy's salaries, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the "prevailing" religion of Greece according to the constitution.
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	Greek electronic game ban - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2002 Greece, in an attempt to fight illegal gambling, passed the ambiguous and controversial law 3037/2002 which was seen by many to ban all electronic games, including those running on home computers.
		The European Commission sent an official letter to the Greek Foreign Ministry explaining that the law may be in conflict with European legislation.
		On January 14, 2004 Greek police raids in Internet cafes in Larissa reported by Eleftherotypia newspaper.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_electronic_game_ban (278 words)

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		games, children's games, children's, amusements or pastimes involving more than one child and in which there is some sort of formalized dramatic element, contest, or plot.
		Games are a cultural universal; for example, the string play called Cat's Cradle is common to cultures as varied as Eskimo, Australian, and African.
		Olympic games -> The Modern Olympics The modern revival of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.
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	Greek game ban illustrates pernicious effect of victimless crime laws -- dan.tobias.name
		The sincerity of the Greek government's desire to stamp out gambling on the grounds of morality can be put in question by the fact that they, like many governments around the world, operate a lottery and also license and tax legal casinos throughout Greece.
		The Greek game ban is only the latest example of this sort of thing.
		Hence, in the end, the only truly stable positions are those at the opposite extremes of the spectrum; either have a totalitarian government that bans everything, or a libertarian system where individuals are all free to go to hell (or heaven) in their own way.
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	Politics of Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Greek governmental structure is similar to that found in many Western democracies, and has been described as a compromise between the French and German models.
		The Greek Orthodox Church is under the protection of the State, which pays the clergy's salaries, and Orthodox Christianity is the "prevailing" religion of Greece according to the Constitution.
		Limited steps have been taken to turn the Greek military into a semi-professional army in the last years, leading to the gradual decrease of the service from 18 to 12 months and the insertion of a great number of "professional" military personnel in most vertices of the force.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Greece (1579 words)

	December 2003 Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/December_2003 (5460 words)

	More Fallout Over Greek Game Ban
		The Greek government is standing by its controversial law banning electronic games in public, which Greek judges consider unconstitutional.
		The Greek government seems to have invited trouble, which comes just as Greece assumes the EU presidency and prepares to host the World Congress on Information Technology and the Summer Olympics in 2004.
		Greek members of the European Parliament, hope their country will act without intervention from Brussels.
	www.asianlaws.org /cyberlaw/archives/02_03_greek.htm (382 words)

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	Encyclopedia: Greek electronic game ban
		Formally, a computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players may interact with in order to achieve a goal (or set of goals).
		A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals.
		Larissa or Larisa (Greek: Î›Î¬ÏÎ¹ÏƒÎ±) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa prefecture.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Greek-electronic-game-ban (716 words)

	Video game proponent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A video game proponent is a hardcore video game player who is opposed to video game criticism from outside the video game community, including video game censorship, especially the common video game controversy, such as religious figures and politicians, and restrictions, regulations, and scrutiny based on the criticisms.
		Their side of the video game controversy is called the left-wing side of the controversy, and the other side is called the right-wing side.
		A video game player who has renounced faith in a religious group or a religious heritage in favor of video gaming is sometimes called an apostate gamer.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/video_game_proponent (489 words)

	GranneWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In Greece, use a Game Boy, go to jail : "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.
		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.
		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.
	radio.weblogs.com /0100530/categories/technology/2002/09/03.html (217 words)

	Coranto Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In lay terms video games are a way for people who have no chance of ever talking or interacting with an actual woman to kill people and destroy things to make themselves feel better about the losers that they are.
		Like I said earlier, the trend of video games has reached an all-time high, people from around the world are playing games online and not leaving their mother's basement for day's on end.
		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.
	www.slbs.net /archive/news-archive-6-9-2002.html (635 words)

	Legends Alliance Forums - View Single Post - Stupid Laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Greek government has banned all electronic games across the country, including those that run on home computers, on GameBoy-style portable consoles, and on mobile phones.
		The law applies equally to visitors from abroad: "If you know these things are banned, you should not bring them in," said a commercial attaché at the Greek Embassy in London, who declined to give her name.
		A test case is to come before the Greek courts next week, and the Greek gaming community is already planning protests in the event that the defendant is convicted.
	forums.legendsalliance.com /showpost.php?p=134281&postcount=1 (535 words)

	Greek geeks fight gaming ban - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Greek gamers are preparing to fight legislation banning them from playing any electronic game in public.
		A statement from the Greek Internet Cafe Union, which is fighting the ban, said that theoretically users could be arrested for using a PC to play games like chess or backgammon on sites such as Yahoo.
		Greek gaming site www.gameland.gr has launched an online petition against the ban and has received 14,000 signatures so far.
	www.vnunet.com /vnunet/news/2120000/greek-geeks-fight-gaming-ban (468 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Greeks fight computer game ban
		Officials have told the BBC that even though the law bans the playing of games on PCs and consoles at home it will only be pursuing gamers who flout it in public places such as internet cafes.
		If the letter of the law is enforced, the union said the next stage would be to ban the selling of games and legal action against Microsoft to remove games from the Greek version of Windows.
		The gaming community has accused the government of taking the country back to the 1970s when individuals were arrested for playing cards at home.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/technology/2238242.stm (460 words)

	Wired News: More Fallout Over Greek Game Ban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ATHENS -- The government is standing by its controversial law banning electronic games in public, which Greek judges consider unconstitutional.
		Like Pandora, the Greek government has opened an Xbox of trouble, which comes just as Greece assumes the EU presidency and prepares to host the World Congress on Information Technology and the Summer Olympics in 2004.
		Greek entrepreneurial tycoon Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of the easyInternetcafé chain and a handful of other "easy" businesses, agreed.
	www.wired.com /news/print/0,1294,57305,00.html (776 words)

	Greek Geeks Fight Gaming Ban
		According to the law, Greeks who play videogames in an arcade, on a PC, or on their consoles (Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Gamecube to name a few) can be arrested and face a fine of up to 150,000 Euros (about US$149, 631).
		According to Greek officials quoted in the BBC article, the ban is only intended to affect gaming in public places, and the Greek police do not intend to raid private homes to enforce the new legislation.
		Game consoles and PC gaming hardware is still allowed in Greek retail outlets, but the rules severely affect Greek internet cafes and organized gaming functions.
	www.gamesfirst.com /articles/shawn/greekgamelaw/greekgamelaw.htm (439 words)

	Guardian \| Greek law banning Game Boy quashed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Greek legislators were scratching their heads yesterday as to how they might redraft a law banning all electronic games, after a court deemed the legislation unconstitutional.
		Officials at the ministry of finance, which had ordered the blanket ban in an attempt to stem the Greeks' passion for gambling, said they were looking for ways to ensure the law did not become a dead letter after the setback.
		In the month since the ban was announced, scores of culprits have been rounded up.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4499309-103681,00.html (235 words)

	Video game proponent - SkyGamers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A video game proponent is a hardcore video game player who is opposed to video game criticism from outside the video game community, including video game censorship.
		Video game proponenets make up one side of the video game controversy, while the other side consists of people such as religious figures and politicians who favor video game restrictions, regulations, and scrutiny based on their criticisms.
		The proponenets' side of the video game controversy is called the left-wing side of the controversy, and the other side is called the right-wing side.
	www.skygamers.com /Video_game_proponent (513 words)

	Gamers face jail in Greece - Printer friendly - ZDNet UK News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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 euros for playing or owning games.
		The blanket ban was decided in February after the government admitted it was incapable of distinguishing innocuous video games from illegal gambling machines." One online report said that even watching a film on DVD -- many of which contain promotional games linked to the movie -- had resulted in an arrest and a 10,000-euro fine.
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	www.zdnet.co.uk /print?TYPE=story&AT=2121692-39020360t-10000010c (617 words)

	Greek electronic game ban -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Greek electronic game ban -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The (Click link for more info and facts about European Commission) European Commission sent an official letter to the Greek Foreign Ministry explaining that the law may be in conflict with European legislation.
		On January 14 2004 Greek police raids in Internet cafes in (Click link for more info and facts about Larissa) Larissa reported by Eleftherotypia newspaper.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gr/Greek_electronic_game_ban.htm (157 words)

	Video game proponent
		A video game proponent is a hardcore video game player who is opposed to video game criticism from outside the video game community, especially the common video game controversy, such as religious figures and politicians, and restrictions, regulations, and scrutiny based on the criticisms.
		Some video game players divide the video game censorship crew (or the right wing side of the video game controversy) into two sections, calling the right-wing video game censors "fundies" and the left-wing video game censors "Liebermanites." Video game proponents are usually males between the ages of 17 and 40.
		A video game player who has given up a religious group for video gaming is sometimes called an antireligious gamer.
	www.fr-jeux.com /articles/v/i/Video_game_proponent.html (451 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Greek gaming ban courts legal action
		The BBC understands that the European Commission has sent an official letter to the Greek Foreign Ministry, warning that some of the crucial stipulations of the law may be in breach of European legislation.
		The Commission's letter suggests that the Greek law may be breaching article 28 of the European Community Treaty because it may restrict imports from other EU member states.
		It was then also revealed that some gaming arcade owners had fiddled with their devices' software to turn them from entertainment games to gambling machines.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/technology/2357645.stm (597 words)

	Greek electronic game ban - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Greek electronic game ban - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		Greek electronic game ban, Current events and External links.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Greek_electronic_game_ban (302 words)

	Greek game ban 'more complex than appears'
		On the illegal electronic slot machines around Greece have been lost fortunes from naive people, the problem was so big that we talking about many suicides around the country.
		Note that those machine were camouflaged Pacman games with remote control changeover and remote control win/lose abilities, real robbery.
		So Greeks are not so crazy, we talking about organized crime with gorillas and guns, selling protection, corrupted cops etc. remember wherever is smoke there is a fire.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=5208 (738 words)

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