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Romania empowers municipalities to ban betting shops and slot machine halls
→Compliance teams must secure local authorisation or face municipal bans
Change
Romania's government requires gambling venues to hold national permits and local authorisation and gives mayors and councils power to ban or restrict betting shops.
Why it matters
Municipal bans bar venues lacking local authorisation from operating. Nine cities signalled plans to impose full bans.
Implications
- — Gambling operators must secure local authorisation before opening or face closure.
- — Gambling operators must secure local authorisation before licences expire or face municipal bans.
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