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EGBA urges Romania to establish a national gambling self-exclusion register

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The European Gaming and Betting Association urged Romania to introduce a national self-exclusion system for gambling, its secretary general Maarten Haijer said in an interview. EGBA proposed coverage of land-based and online operators, access through a government website, real-time operation and removal of self-excluded users from operators’ marketing databases. It said similar systems operate in 17 EU member states.

A national register would require gambling operators in Romania to apply self-exclusion across online and land-based channels.

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