Gaming against the law in Greece

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Jul 12 2005, 2:29 pm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/mobile/ 0,39020360,2121692,00.htm

Wow, I'd hate to live in Greece right now. XD

~~> Dragon Lord

[edit] Silly me, this was written 3 years ago. :'(
Jul 12 2005, 2:41 pm
Well, If gamers had a war with greece the gamers would win. Games give you skill =D

--Are they still banned?
didn't read through
Jul 12 2005, 3:13 pm
I remember hearing about this. I had a few family members on one island and apparantly I was the first person to ever bring a Gameboy there (the island). :o

Oh no! What have I done!?
Jul 13 2005, 11:34 pm
Erhem.

WHY?!?!
Jul 14 2005, 1:14 am
In response to Vortezz
If I recall there was a gambaling ordiance or something ni Greece and that ment all electral gaming too, so people couldnt bet on them.
Jul 14 2005, 4:41 am
In response to Vortezz
VORTEZZ! I thought you died!
Jul 14 2005, 10:00 am (Edited on Jul 14 2005, 10:07 am)
Wait a minute, in order to ban online gaming, they banned all electronic games?!?!?!?!
It was from 3 years ago, so I can only hope it is no longer an issue.
I'd hate to live in Greece (one question though- how would they know for sure who plays games online?)

[EDIT]
Less than a month after that news article was wriiten, another news article was written saying Greece had legalized gaming again after being yelled at by most of Europe =)
Jul 14 2005, 10:06 am
In response to Jamesburrow
Jamesburrow wrote:
(one question though- how would they know for sure who plays games online?)

They could just not allow internet providers to move there, and BAM! No internet, no internet games, and no fun ='(
Jul 14 2005, 10:10 am
In response to DarkCampainger
Something like that could throw a country into the dark-ages....
Jul 14 2005, 11:48 am
In response to Jamesburrow
Jamesburrow wrote:
Something like that could throw a country into the dark-ages....

Uhm, not quite...it'll throw a country back to 1969.
Jul 14 2005, 3:31 pm
In response to Elation
Elation wrote:
Jamesburrow wrote:
Something like that could throw a country into the dark-ages....

Uhm, not quite...it'll throw a country back to 1969.

Otherwise known as the dark ages, yes!

Any era without widespread computer use counts as the dark ages in my book. Without them, I'd probably go <s>insane</s> more insane than I am already. :-O