Unpredictability doesn’t end when we want it to, but responsibility can start now 3cd5r
Increased annual taxes, increased taxation, regulations on “undesirables”, money to the Cultural Fund, banning of advertising, closure of gambling halls by increasing the distance to schools, churches, some of these measures we are already enduring, others are still in parliamentary debate, the fact is that the end is not here. In a very short time, immediately after the pandemic crisis, gambling was confronted with a...
Aurel Dobre, Quaestor of the Romanian Police, Director of the Economic Crime Investigation Department: “There is a slight downward trend in economic crime in the field of gambling” 3g5h55
Mr. Aurel Dobre, Quaestor of the Romanian Police, Director of the Economic Crime Investigation Department (DICE) had the pleasure to answer some questions about the activity of the institution he leads. We invite you to learn important information about the main successes of the activity of this directorate of the Romanian Police regarding the effective protection of intellectual property, the fight against cigarette smuggling, the...
GAMBLING IN THE LIGHT OF EU REGULATIONS 6h2yo
The European Union (hereafter “EU”) is the product of cooperation between Member States whose main objective is to develop a single market in which goods and services can move freely and without restrictions. Analyzing the provisions of Articles 3 to 6 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereafter “TFEU”), it can be seen that three types of competences can be identified in the EU’s...
“ANECDOTES” FROM THE GAMBLING INDUSTRY or ANECDOTES AND GAMBLING 1m122r
Because spoken or written truths, half joking, half seriously, have an effect on the Romanian, I have chosen to use this species of Romanian literature for the situations I will present below, even if some readers may not like this type of article. Making fun of misfortune is a characteristic of the Romanian people, and, over time, it has helped to overcome more easily the social and economic problems, and in particular those that...
FROM THE CYCLE “I MESSED ARROUND” THE PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION IS DONE WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS AND HAS STARTED REGULATING GAMBLING 62208
Recently, I was a guest on a TV show where I discussed some of the controversial issues that have impacted the gambling industry in recent times. It’s a good thing that we got rid of a regulation that proposed to tax gambling winnings at 40% for what exceeds 1,000 lei, when the following announcement appeared on the skyline: The legislative proposal to amend Government Emergency Ordinance no.77/2009 on the organization and...
“Culture resurrection” or unconstitutional contributions? l5n5g
Starting from 3 November 2022, economic operators in the field of gambling, including the remote side, are obliged to pay a monthly contribution of 0.5% of the revenues. This was introduced by Law no. 286 of 31 October 2022 amending Ordinance no. 51 of 11 August 1998 regarding the improvement of the system of non-reimbursable financing of cultural projects (OG 51/1998) and seems to have the purpose of “resurrecting” cultural projects...
