LEGAL BRIEFS
BY TUCA ZBARCEA & ASOCIATII
Law No. 239/2025 on establishing certain measures for the recovery and optimization of public resources, and for amending and supplementing certain normative acts ("Law No. 239/2025"), part of the so-called “Package II” of fiscal-budgetary reforms, was published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 1160 of December 15, 2025, and entered into force on December 18, 2025.
Among other legislative changes, Law No. 239/2025 introduces targeted amendments to Government Emergency Ordinance No. 77/2009 on the organization and operation of gambling activities (“GEO No. 77/2009”).
The key amendments focus on clarifying the scope of the restrictions applicable to Class II licence holders in relation to the provision of services to unlicensed gambling operators, an area that had sparked criticism due to its previous lack of clarity. Accordingly, Law No. 239/2025 refines the scope of the restrictions applicable to Class II licence holders in order to more clearly delineate the situations covered by the prohibition.
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