Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan appointed Valentin-Ioan Tomescu to replace Vlad-Cristian Soare as president of the National Office for Gambling. Soare said he had not been given a reason for his dismissal; the source reports no further details on the appointment's timing or next steps.
The change puts a new president in charge of Romania's gambling regulator.
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Romania’s ONJN has begun reviewing national gambling legislation, with a working group tasked with analysing and harmonising existing rules. The authority said the review aims to address outdated provisions and improve alignment with the current industry and its supervisory responsibilities; it gave no deadline or details of proposed amendments.
Super Technologies said it plans to retain staff and convert its agencies in Romanian municipalities that ban gambling venues into community centres without betting. The company said it has opened discussions with central and local authorities, while existing venues can operate only until their current ONJN licences expire.
Super Technologies says it will keep staff and convert affected Romanian venues into community centres after municipalities imposed gambling restrictions under powers transferred by Emergency Ordinance OUG 7/2026. Existing employees will provide in-person assistance, with no one-to-one betting; the company is reviewing options to challenge how the rules have been applied.
Romania’s Court of Auditors reported progress by ONJN in strengthening oversight, including checks of land-based operators’ declarations across the previous five fiscal years and investigations into suspected online gross gaming revenue manipulation. ONJN and the Digital Authority are developing real-time transaction monitoring; the regulator has also launched a digital self-exclusion tool and proposed an emergency ordinance to address limits on its reach across online operators.
It was reported that ONJN chairman Vlad-Cristian Soare announced further initiatives against illegal gambling websites and digital platforms. He warned about unlicensed operators advertising through major search and social media services.