EEG Reports

Romania Gambling market legalized but is it going anywhere?

Published

9 years ago

March 20, 2015

It’s been over a month since the new law came in force, that allows foreign operators to receive a legal license on the territory of Romania and start accepting players on their online gambling websites, but up to date there hasn’t been any activity coming from either the operator’s side or the National Office of Gambling’s side.

Could it be the lack of communication or the fact that operators are looking to stay away from Eastern European Gambling markets? That hasn’t been the case for Bulgaria, since 2012 many operators got licensed and already have a seniority in the demographic.

We have come to the conclusion that it’s the lack of advertisement and management coming from the Romanian National Office of Gambling and we plan to raise this question and discuss this issue at their next press conference, which will be held in Bucharest next month, to receive the necessary feed back for our clients and to get an explanation why is this new law going nowhere fast.

While we receive hundreds of emails from players that are waiting to get their betting accounts back from the operators they were using to make their bets, and we do believe there are thousands or probably tens of thousands more doing the same, the efforts of the organisations are no where to be found. The National Press or the National Organisations that have the duty to promote the Romanian market are focusing on hard cases of corruption that are currently being unveiled or are doing fashionable articles to have traffic on their websites.

The Romanian Agency of the National Press(AGERPRESS) currently conducted an interview with Ms. Odeta Nestor, but it article doesn’t even mention any updates or maybe a bit of advertisement to attract new operators, just the fact that a new law came in force. We’ve catalogued the interview as a dandish one, due to the fact it revolves on the topic that more an more women are beginning their careers in Romania in high ranked positions.

As you may know Romania legalized the online gambling licensing process and the law came in force on the 13th of February. By this new law, operators have been cleared to obtain their license on the territory of Romania, read our interview we conducted with the President of the National Office of Gambling here.

In collaboration with our partner law firm, we can prepare a legal opinion regarding the conditions that must be fulfilled by your Company in order to apply and to obtain the online license, the necessary documents for this process and the taxes that must be paid for obtaining this license and for keeping it available during the validity period.

We kindly inform you that the fee for a complete legal opinion is the amount of 2.500 euro + VAT.

For enquiries and more information’s please send us an e-mail licensing(at)eegaming.org.

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

With an experience of over 8 years in the online gambling industry, as an affiliate, later affiliate manager and consultant, I consider myself a veteran of the industry and can guarantee that you will be served with the most accurate information.

Bulgaria

Casino Technology announces Valentina Dobre as new Regional Director for Romania

Published

7 years ago

August 4, 2017

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

Gaming equipment manufacturer Casino Technology has announced a new appointment for Romania to further strengthen the company’s management.

Following its steady plan for continuous market growth, the company named Valentina Dobre as Regional Director for Romania as of 1st of August 2017.

The company claims with Mrs Dobre’s profound expertise, professional background and in-depth knowledge of the gaming industry in the country, she became part of Casino Technology team, ready to implement the overall corporate strategy.

Valentina Dobre commented: “I am honored to accept this position and be part of the high level management team of Casino Technology. I will pursue actively further company positioning and growth on the Romanian market. Casino Technology has been on the country’s market for over 10 years and proved to be leader, having maintained trusted partnerships with local operators and customers.”

Casino Technology stated that Mrs Dobre’s background as Member of the Board of Directors at Romslot Association, Bucharest will additionally increase the Casino Technology market share.

“Valentina Dobre is an important appointment as she brings extensive knowledge of the market, that will help us boost even more our presence in Romania. She will have a crucial role in our further expansion, launching successfully our new line products on the market”, concluded Milo Borissov, Founder, President and CEO of Casino Technology.

Bulgaria

Two major announcements from BEGE Expo and EEGS: Mark your calendars

Published

7 years ago

August 2, 2017

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

The Balkan Entertainment & Gaming Expo (BEGE Expo) and the Eastern European Gaming Summit (EEGS) celebrate their 10^th anniversary this year. Due to the big interest for both events the organizers made two major announcements – BEGE will outspread in one more hall and EEGS will start one day earlier than the announced date.

Over 50 leading companies from the industry have already confirmed their presence for BEGE Expo 2017. Well-known leading manufacturers, amongst them being Novomatic, Casino Technology, EGT, Suzohapp, BetConstruct, Interblock, Merkur Gaming, APEX, Alfastreet Trade, Nsoft, JPL and CPI, as well as new participants, such as the leading sports betting company Bet3000 (IBA-Entertainment Ltd.), EXEFEED, Quixant, Zitro, Change Italia s.r.l., Gamebridge Casino Equipment, JCM Europe GmbH, nano Vo sp. Z o.o., Berkotech Kft. and others will exhibit their latest solutions at this year’s BEGE. The great interest for the event forced the opening of new hall, thus making the 10^th edition of BEGE Expo the biggest so far.

The registration is already open so you wouldn’t want to miss the chance to register.

Another newness that BEGE Expo 2017 will present is the special Affiliate zone. Following the expansion of the online business in the region, this year the exhibiton will create space for online operators and affiliates from the region to interact and create business partnerships. Affiliate program providers will be able to book their own space in the zone and all affiliates will be admitted for free.

EEGS also promises to reach new heights this year. Reschedule your calendars, because EEGS 2017 will start on 20^th of November – one day earlier than intended. This year’s EEGS will continue to follow its main aim – to present the most recent updates from the region, including the countries Serbia, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovenia, Montenegro, F.Y.R of Macedonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Turkey and Croatia.

Separate sessions will be dedicated to Sport Challenges, Impact on gaming operators by Anti-Money Laundering Act, GDPR and online gaming. Day 3 will be focused on Tourism & Gaming, Responsible Gaming Academy and marketing topics.

BEGE Expo and EEGS have gradually established as a center for the gaming and entertainment industry in Eastern Europe and for 10^th year in a row will be the place where professionals from the field come in order to expand their business, exchange knowledge and promote new products. For any updates you may follow the official websites of the events: eegamingsummit.com and balkangamingexpo.com

EEG Reports

Habanero signs an outstanding deal with BBIN

Published

7 years ago

August 2, 2017

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

A new partnership agreement will see content from quality slots and table games developer Habanero go live with the BBIN Group.

Under the agreement, the supplier will give the software company access to its complete product portfolio of HTML5 games for all of its white label sites.

Recent releases from Habanero, including Fire Rooster, Bird of Thunder, and Panda Panda, have also been made available to the aggregator.

Daniel Long, Head of Sales at Habanero, said the deal was a game-changer for the supplier and one of the company’s most important to date.

He added: “By partnering with BBIN, we have significantly expanded our presence around the world, which means even more players will be able to enjoy our games.

“Many of them will be a natural fit with BBIN’s customers, but it is the diversity and variety of content that will appeal the most.”

Habanero operates a stable of 75 video slots titles, 9 table games, and 50 video poker titles, which are integrated into over 45 operators and aggregators and available in 21 European and Asian languages.