Tag Archives: Romania

Iain Hutchison, Chief Revenue Officer of sportsbook software and igaming platform provider Digitain, shares some insights into the ways in which technology is being harnessed to best effect by the sports betting sector. Among the topics for discussion are its impact on content, regulation and the user experience. ____________________ SBC: Rarely does a day go by when the news does …

Soft2Bet has extended its international footprint after being granted a first-class gambling licence from the Romanian regulator, ONJN. The new licence, said to be an “exciting opportunity for Soft2Bet”, will enable the gaming platform provider to roll out its casino and sportsbook offerings to the Romanian market. David Yatom, Soft2Bet’s General Counsel, said: “We consider the Romanian market as one …

Superbet Group has restructured its executive management team to support the company’s ongoing international expansion, which will impact its day-to-day business operations.  This shift in the C-level landscape is spearheaded by the appointment of Stephen Parry, former CEO of William Hill International, as the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Superbet Group. Parry, an expert in business transformation, is tasked …

StanleyBet Group has celebrated 65-years since establishing its business by restyling its heritage brand, to be used across all active divisions and markets.  The firm, which started as a sole bookmaker in 1958, has undertaken a modification of its brand with the inclusion of new colours to honour historical events. StanleyBet’s operational history has seen the firm manage Europe’s largest …

Superbet Group has made changes to its marketing strategy in Romania, one of its core territories, scaling back commercial messaging in outdoor advertising. The multinational betting and gaming group aims to complete the removal of all commercial messages in ‘out-of-home’ advertising during the first half of the year, with the process due to start ‘in the future’.  Where the firm …

A parliamentary move to significantly clamp down on betting and gaming advertising in Romania has been heavily amended, according to local media. Adrian Cozma, a legislator from the National Liberal Party (PLN), introduced the legislation to the Romanian Parliament that would ban all forms of advertising for betting and ‘games of chance’, i.e. casino and igaming products. However, G4Media.ro has …

The Parliament of Romania will review the nation’s advertising code in relation to tightening laws and standards on the marketing and coverage of gambling products. The directive has been ordered by the National Audiovisual Council (CNA), Romania’s media monitoring agency, who this week voted unanimously in favour of a ‘draft law’ to amend Romania’s existing advertising code.  Last November, the …

With a population of nearly 20 million, one of the world’s fastest internet connections, and a rich history of gambling, Romania is one of the most attractive igaming markets out there. Delasport CEO Oren Cohen Shwartz shares his expert knowledge of the Romanian igaming market as it is today and how it has become an attractive prospect for the world’s …

Romanian gambling operators face a period of tough regulatory adjustment, as the government has approved a significant tax increase on player winnings to be applied by Romania’s Fiscal Code.  Ratified by Parliament, from 1 August all licensed Romanian operators (land-based and online) must apply a new ‘withholding tax structure’ on player winnings across all gambling verticals. The government had proposed …

Flutter Entertainment has disclosed to Romanian media that it seeks to recruit 500 new software developers and IT engineers to join its Betfair Cluj Napoca tech hub. The FTSE100 betting group has operated its Cluj tech hub since 2015, established by its Betfair business ahead of the subsidiary’s £4 billion merger with Paddy Power – a transformative deal that laid …