FEDBET: About 80% of Authorized Gambling Machines and Locations Will Disappear From the Market by the End of the Year. Losses for the State Could Reach 320 Million Euros
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Approximately 80% of the authorized gambling machines and locations in Romania will be out of the market by the end of the year, as a result of the blocking of the authorisations generated by OUG No. 7/2026, warns the Federation of Romanian Gambling Organizers (FEDBET). According to the organization, about 8,500 jobs have already been affected, and losses for the state could reach 320 million euros.
FEDBET: By the end of the year, 80% of Romania's traditional gambling legal market disappears, while the black market gains land
The turnover of the black market of online gambling is almost 92 billion Euros, and the Member States of the European Union have recorded losses of approximately 22 billion Euros only during the year 2025
The Federation of Gamblers of Romania – FEDBET warns that the blocking of gambling authorizations, generated by OUG no. 7/2026 will not make the demand disappear, but a move to channels that the state does not control, where vulnerable people remain without the protection mechanisms guaranteed by the legal framework, while accelerating the decline of an already regulated and controlled market.
The Federation of Romanian Gambling Organizers – FEDBET draws attention to the fact that the blocking of gambling authorizations, generated by OUG no. 7/2026 will not make the request disappear, but a move to channels that the state does not [...]
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