Romania ups online gambling license fees

The Romanian Government recently issued an ordinance which regulates the online gambling sector and increases the license fee for casinos from RON 400,000 to EUR 100,000, said Odette Nestor, President of the National Office for Gambling, quoted by Agerpres. "Through this ordinance, the Government has managed to regulate the online gambling sector, which was regulated in 2010, but not completely. We now have a legal framework that allows gambling operators to get licensed in Romania, and through this licensing, we will protect minors and Romanian players," said Nestor. The new ordinance exchanges gambling fees from RON into EUR and introduces a type of temporary gambling license to promote tourism, which will be given for three months with the possibility to extend it to 6 months, said Nestor. Diana Mesesan, diana@romania-insider.com