Romania
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ports betting, like other forms of gambling was made illegal under communist rule despite the fact many of these activities were just forced
underground.
Between 1947 and 1989 and during the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu it was considered highly illegal to gamble with prison sentences of up to 10 years. The first post-communist casino opened in 1991 whilst the gov- ernment’s Emergency Ordinance 159/1999 basically set up the National Lottery company in Romania.
Today there are seven casinos in Romania and around 13,000 slots in gaming halls. Sports betting is fully legal and there are a total of 4,200 betting agencies across the
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The association members account for more than 6,000 employees. In 2010 the members paid almost €24m in 2010 in taxes and contributions which was part of the total €68m paid.
The Romanian Bookmakers association represents many of the leading companies in Romania who between them cover 70 percent of the sports betting market which is turn operate some 9,000 slot machines (14 percent of the market). There are in total some 26 sports betting operators (November 2014) according to
Mozzart was founded in August 2000 and initially they opened 340 betting offices in Serbia. In 2006 they expanded further a field and today Mozzart is one of the leading companies in Eastern Europe in the sports bet- ting and gaming field. They have a total of 460 branches and 2,500 employees and operate in Serbia, Romania, Republic Srpska and Macedonia.
It runs one of the largest loyalty clubs in the region with 140,000 members in the four countries and has also opened bars at 110 of their betting offices.
country of which the Romanian Bookmakers associa- tion represents 3,000 and the association aims to raise the standards of the sector.
the AOPJNR. Members of the association include Mozzart, Casa Pariurlilor, Bet Café Arena, Public Bet, Sky Bets, Baum Bet and StanleyBet.
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