THE GAMES „OF CHANCE” IN ROMANIA ”… the sheep should not be skinned, should be milked!”
As if in competition with the disastrous economic situation, the neighbouring war and the threat of the return of the pandemic, a legislative amendment to GEO 77/2009 appeared in August, which seems to have been made to bury the gambling industry in our country. While the state’s need to collect more money for the budget in these troubled times is understandable, one cannot help but notice the chaotic way of doing so, with...
A new tax on gambling operators in Romania
On 31 October, Emergency Ordinance 83/2022 was published in the Official Gazette for the amendment and completion of Government Ordinance no. 51/1998 on the improvement of the financing system for cultural programmes, projects and actions, as well as for the amendment of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 42/2019 on the establishment of financial measures to support the implementation of the national cultural programme...
SIMION & BACIU wins the Trademark Firm of the Year for Romania award at the Global IP Awards 2022
SIMION & BACIU is proud to announce that it is the winner of the Trademark Firm of the Year for Romania distinction, presented by IAM and World Trademark Review (WTR) during the Global IP Awards ceremony organized on 15 September 2022, in London. This prestigious award reconfirms the strong position of SIMION & BACIU as one of the most reputable trademark firms active on the Romanian market, with the firm obtaining outstanding...
Adrian Șandru: “In certain situations, the offence of tax evasion can now also be investigated by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office”
Here is a very interesting interview with one of the best emerging criminal lawyers in Romania. Adrian Șandru, an experienced lawyer specializing in criminal law, focusing on international judicial cooperation and whistleblowing, who recently launched his book entitled European Public Prosecutor. Regulation. Disputes. We discussed the criminal implications of various gambling offences, such as slot machine fraud, the criminal risks to...
Let’s bet on the legal changes
It seems that gambling continues to add fuel to the fire between various political sides. From hasty changes in running the Office, speculations about tax increases in 2023 and various bills, some latent, others “revived”, predictability and clarity are not the forte of public authorities or the reform proposals they put forward. Below, we reviewed the main legal bills which may influence the gambling area in the upcoming period, by...
GAMBLING IN ROMANIA BETWEEN PANDEMIC AND WAR
In the last article I wrote, I concluded by expressing my hope “that this year will no longer be a burden for land-based gambling operators, that solutions will be found to allow them to carry out their activities without affecting public health and that the authorities will also take into account the needs of this industry, which makes a considerable contribution to the state budget”. Here we are halfway through the year...
