Gaming is Illegal in Greece!

[ArcadeFX]

You have to read this. If it was April 1st I would think this is a joke.

http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1040-956357.html?type=pt&part=msnbc&tag=alert&form=feed&subj=cnetnews

[SNAAAKE]

this is no joke  

its just sad..thats how $hit work in greece.

did you know there is NO police in that county.so if you wanna beat someone up,you can do freely i guess.
(PLEASE dont hurt me ! ).

Canada has this dumb rule too.if you are under 18 and some places 16.then you cant get in an arcade.so if you wanna play some games then you gotta be like an adult.

or bring your mom or dad  

VERY VERY FUNNY in my opinion.

[1UP]

WOW.  How ass-backwards can a government be if it is "incapable of distinguishing innocuous video games from illegal gambling machines"?  Seems pretty clear-cut: if there's the possibility of a payout, it's a gambling machine; if not, it's a video game.  Also, if there's a handle on the side, the game requires you to endlessly insert cash after each button press, or the game requires absolutely no skill or thought, these are all good indications you're not playing a harmless game of Pac-Man.  DUMB.  

BTW, I'm not really a gambling man (I usually spend more on food, arcades, and souvenirs in Vegas than on gambling), but I'm not sure why gambling machines should necessarily be considered evil.  At least you do get some money back once in awhile.  Then again, I've never blown $200 at once at an arcade (even at Gameworks!)  Hmm, remind me again why I'm putting so much cash (plus blood, sweat and tears) into a home machine that supposedly lets me play for free?  

[BobA]

this is no joke  

its just sad..thats how $hit work in greece.

did you know there is NO police in that county.so if you wanna beat someone up,you can do freely i guess.
(PLEASE dont hurt me ! ).

Canada has this dumb rule too.if you are under 18 and some places 16.then you cant get in an arcade.so if you wanna play some games then you gotta be like an adult.

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Not true in this part of Canada (Alberta).   You can freely use an arcade but NOT DURING SCHOOL HOURS.   You only have to be an adult when the kids are in school.   After 3:15 or 3:30 it is open to anyone.

Just a clarification... We are not totally backwards up here.

BobA

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or bring your mom or dad  

VERY VERY FUNNY in my opinion.

[SirPoonga]

hmmm, we haven't been to mameworld's forum lately, huh?  nothing but Greek Greek Greek the last few days.

[Sasquatch!]

As someone from SA said: Game devlopers will love this.  By outlawing all gaming, the Greek government is making Greece a 100% pirate-only zone.  Smart!

[nullb0y]

game are not evl banning them is for without entertainment people will go mad

[BombProofPlane]

WOW.  How ass-backwards can a government be if it is "incapable of distinguishing innocuous video games from illegal gambling machines"?  Seems pretty clear-cut: if there's the possibility of a payout, it's a gambling machine; if not, it's a video game.  Also, if there's a handle on the side, the game requires you to endlessly insert cash after each button press, or the game requires absolutely no skill or thought, these are all good indications you're not playing a harmless game of Pac-Man.  DUMB.  

BTW, I'm not really a gambling man (I usually spend more on food, arcades, and souvenirs in Vegas than on gambling), but I'm not sure why gambling machines should necessarily be considered evil.  At least you do get some money back once in awhile.  Then again, I've never blown $200 at once at an arcade (even at Gameworks!)  Hmm, remind me again why I'm putting so much cash (plus blood, sweat and tears) into a home machine that supposedly lets me play for free?  

those arcades in vegas are funny they got classics on a33s pacman on a vertical 33" monitor holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---

well in singapore they banned half life and all expansion pacs i think this was canned though

[SNAAAKE]

this is no joke  

its just sad..thats how $hit work in greece.

did you know there is NO police in that county.so if you wanna beat someone up,you can do freely i guess.
(PLEASE dont hurt me ! ).

Canada has this dumb rule too.if you are under 18 and some places 16.then you cant get in an arcade.so if you wanna play some games then you gotta be like an adult.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Not true in this part of Canada (Alberta).   You can freely use an arcade but NOT DURING SCHOOL HOURS.   You only have to be an adult when the kids are in school.   After 3:15 or 3:30 it is open to anyone.

Just a clarification... We are not totally backwards up here.

BobA

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or bring your mom or dad  

VERY VERY FUNNY in my opinion.

well,

it really depends on what arcade you are goin too.the problem i saw was in montreal canada.

however,
its not totally messed up.gaming is still cool out there

[AndyWarne]

This is absolutely true. Also anyone that doubts they would actually imprison someone for playing games needs to be aware of the issue a few months ago when a group of English tourists were thrown into jail for several weeks for looking at planes at an airport with binoculars!

[Lilwolf]

What somepeople are now worried about is traveling with their kids... and having them pull out a game boy!

this can get the parents sent to jail and the kids taken away!

[Brax]

Geez, pretty soon people with Mame machines in their basement are going to be the secret underground!

"Knock, knock"
*opens peephole* "What's the password?"
"Pacman"
*Click* "Ok, come on in"

[1UP]

Wrong!  The correct password is: "All your base are belong to us!"  

[rampy]

Is gaming illegal in Grease 2 ?

rampy

[SNAAAKE]

dude what the heck is grease 2.

if it was a joke then what the heck....LOL...seriouslly i did not get it

[Grasshopper]

dude what the heck is grease 2.

if it was a joke then what the heck....LOL...seriouslly i did not get it

I assume he's talking about the film/musical.

[rampy]

dude what the heck is grease 2.

if it was a joke then what the heck....LOL...seriouslly i did not get it

I assume he's talking about the film/musical.

YEah... it's a joke... borrowed from Dennis Miller.   his joke went like this, "I was recently in Greece, Actually Grease 2"

*Shrug*  whenever I hear "Greece" I think "grease 2" it's a homynim joke I gues...
rampy

[SNAAAKE]

hmm..okay now i know what it was...i cant believe that jokes could be that complicated