Government Emergency Ordinance No. 77/2009 on the organization and operation of gambling has been amended and supplemented! New problems are expected for gambling operators.
Yesterday, February 25, the amendments and additions to Government Emergency Ordinance No. 77/2009 on the organization and operation of gambling were published in the Official Gazette No. 146 published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, No. 439 of June 26, 2009, approved with amendments and additions by Law No. 246/2010, with subsequent amendments and additions. The new amendments to GEO 77/2009 and Law No. 246/2010 give...
Obligation to increase the guarantee provided in favor of the fiscal authorities
In a series of articles published earlier this year, we were expressing our hope that the courts would confirm the legal arguments and would find that it is unlawful to establish the obligation for the gambling organizers to increase the guarantee established under Article 29 of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 77/2009 on the organization and operation of gambling, following the amendments approved by GEO 82/2023. by Teodora...
Romania gambling market – a new era of opportunity
As Romania’s political dust settles, the Romanian gambling market finds itself standing at a pivotal crossroads. The end of political turbulence is giving way to a renewed sense of direction, anchored by recent leadership changes at the National Gambling Office (ONJN). by Alina Tace, Partner and Cosmina-Maria Simion, Managing Partner WHSIMION & PARTNERS The Romanian gambling market has matured substantially in the last decade,...
„SUCCESSES” OF PAST LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND NEW INITIATIVES THAT WILL IMPACT THE INDUSTRY
The last couple of years have been a difficult test for the gambling industry in our country. As if out of nowhere, the war of the political class against gambling, led by the highest rulers themselves, „managed” to destabilize a well-regulated market and to send the gambling exploitation activity into the derision. ► by Lawyer Prof. Marius PANTEA, PhD It seems that the two years of chaos were not enough, after a short (election)...
THE GAMBLING INDUSTRY AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS
Reflecting on this topic can be an exciting and novel endeavor and certainly the subject is not without interest for either side. As we know, both activities are relatively recent, except of course for lottery and sports betting, but they have also developed at different paces, with private investigations developing at a slower pace, a pace which is undoubtedly due to the lack of tradition and information in this sector. ► by Dan...
