July 2025
The Romanian regulatory framework applicable to gambling goes beyond traditional verticals such as sports betting or casino games. Certain promotional mechanisms – such as sweepstakes (or advertising lotteries) and raffles – are also subject to specific legal requirements, yet their practical application has long been unclear or underutilized.
In parallel, legislative amendments adopted in 2024 and emerging legislation in 2025 have introduced (or will further impose) significant compliance requirements for both B2C operators and their B2B suppliers.
Ana-Maria Baciu, Andrei Cosma and Jasmine Botiș provide an overview of two sensitive regulatory areas:
- the legal treatment of promotional prize mechanisms, including advertising lotteries and raffles, and
- the implications of newly-introduced restrictions for B2B license holders operating in the Romanian market, together with the Romanian regulator’s new legislative initiative on self-exclusion that will impact the entire B2C sector.
The article was prepared for and first published by the IMGL Magazine, and is available for download HERE.
The latest issue of the magazine is available HERE.
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