EGBA urges Romania to implement national self-exclusion register
Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of EGBA, recently spoke with Antena 3, one of Romania’s leading news channels about safer gambling in Romania.
In the interview, Maarten outlined our recommendation that Romania establishes a national self-exclusion register for gambling—a crucial player protection measure already implemented in 17 EU member states. The interview was conducted at a recent event held at the Romanian Parliament organised by the Romanian online gambling association (AOJND).
At that meeting, EGBA underlined its recommendation that Romania introduces a comprehensive gambling self-exclusion framework, and recommended that the system should apply to all licensees (land-based and online gambling operators) and be accessible through a user-friendly, GDPR-compliant, government website.
It should be clearly communicated and made accessible via gambling platforms, apply in real-time and be fool-proof. It should have clear minimum and maximum time periods for the self-exclusion duration, ensure registered players receive information on where to seek support and require operators to remove self-excluded players from marketing databases.
Establishing a self-exclusion framework based on these European best practices would provide a crucial safety net for Romanian players.
