Greeks can play games again

At last, sanity prevails. Reuters reports that the Greek government has lifted a ban implemented earlier this year that prohibits the use of electronic games. This was done in an attempt to curb illegal gaming as bar and arcade owners were converting machines to pay out cash instead of bonus playing time.

However, one of the repercussions of the law was that even tourists playing portable battery-operated games could be arrested for breaking the law. The Finance Ministry now says the installation and use of games is allowed as long as there is no financial gain for the player or any third-party. This follows a barrage of complaints from Internet caf'e owners and private game console owners who said the law was unconstitutional and did not allow for the use of equipment that was legally on sale.

Canada has unveiled plans to let frequent international flyers use their eyes to avoid long airport customs and immigration lines from next year, reports Reuters.

The Canada Customers and Revenue Agency says the iris has features unique to each individual and that iris scanning is more accurate than other technologies such as fingerprinting.

The first iris-scanning equipment will be installed for testing by March at the international airports in Toronto and Vancouver. While the programme will initially only be available to Canadian citizens and residents, there are plans to expand it to US citizens and eventually citizens from all countries.

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