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Romania appoints Valentin-Ioan Tomescu as ONJN president

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Romania’s prime minister, Ilie Bolojan, appointed Valentin-Ioan Tomescu as president of the National Gambling Office (ONJN) on 21 August, following the removal of Vlad-Cristian Soare. The appointments were published in the Official Gazette; the reasons for Soare’s replacement were not made public, and the report said no link had been established between his removal and a corruption investigation.

The leadership change places an internal enforcement official at the head of Romania’s gambling regulator.

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