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ONJN orders Meta and Google to remove unauthorised gambling adverts in Romania

Enforcement & compliance

Romania’s National Office for Gambling (ONJN) said it sent formal notices to Meta and Google over paid adverts for unlicensed gambling operators. It requested investigations, suspension of the campaigns, information on the accounts and revenue involved, and measures to prevent further breaches; Romanian law provides fines of 50,000 to 100,000 lei for promoting unauthorised gambling.

The notices require the platforms to investigate and halt adverts promoting unlicensed gambling operators in Romania.

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