Worst Places in the World to be a Gamer

November 25, 2008 | By: Micheal Mullen

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From local politicians who want to appear family friendly to gung-ho politicos seeking a national stage, the U.S. isn't the worst place for being a gamer.

Greece

Back in mid-2002, the Greek government passed a law intended to ban illegal gaming, but it was interpreted as an outright ban on all video games in public or private use. Later review of the controversial law redefined the ban as only affecting Internet cafes. By September 2002, the government clarified the law as only pertaining to gambling devices and not console, PC or mobile games, thus allowing gamers to play again.

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jokerfan13 at 9:39 pm on December 6th 2008

what the hell is the matter with the leaders in those countries and hello Brazil that idiot had cocaine in his blood dude shot people cause he had cocaine he just blamed the game cause he wanted to get out of going to jail don't blame the game come on video games are awesome there like crack to me so **** you the dude was on drugs he was practically retarded and insane in fact i think even retarded people and insane people wouldn't do that i mean they probably have more common sense then him so hop off us gamers ****s and let violence flow you destroyed a huge amount of gamers cause you thought games influenced them games only influence people who are stupid and need help so hop off leave gamers alone

talalaltawil at 5:00 am on December 5th 2008

I live in a country close to saudi arabia called Jorden and they let us play sex games.

ssx3masterman at 6:37 pm on December 1st 2008

sydzilla96 said it true, mycoutureny said it true, gotta say GameDaily, read yo comments. Make a bunch of sense. sydzilla96 and mycoutureny get my praise. Keep up smartass remarks and good work! lol... freedom of speech. AINT THAT A HOOT! if u get that laugh if u dont, dont from boston legal

jjc11293 at 10:08 pm on November 30th 2008

"You don't see as many fat, out of shape, brainless, disrespectful children in these countries, so maybe they are on to something. Just a thought......" What a load of BS.

bramos508 at 6:21 pm on November 30th 2008

You don't see as many fat, out of shape, brainless, disrespectful children in these countries, so maybe they are on to something. Just a thought......

chimchar214 at 5:15 pm on November 30th 2008

This article, along with other articles here FAIL. And work on your grammar. It's not "woman" it's WOMEN. Don't forget Saudi Arabia banned pokemon for possessing the minds of children and the promotion of Zionism.

whiteboysnap at 9:01 am on November 30th 2008

WELL I GUESS THEY SHOULD BAN HORROR MOVIES TOO. SINCE THEY WANT TO BAN VIOLENCE WHY DONT WHY CAN I FLIP ON MY TV and WATCH SOME GET SHOT? ON COMEDY CENTRAL THEY CURSE AND USE FOUL WORDS.....wellll its not just games..... its called free will...... games dont make you do anything.....you do it yourself...... if u draw a picture o*****un you wouldnt geta weapon charge would u? no leave the gamers alone