Romania: Slatina mayor in southern Romania vows to eliminate gambling halls (…)

February 26, 2026

Slatina mayor in southern Romania vows to eliminate gambling halls from city
Feb 26, 2026

Slatina mayor in southern Romania vows to eliminate gambling halls from city.

The mayor of Slatina, Mario De Mezzo, announced on February 25 that he will seek to ban gambling activities in the southern Romanian city, pledging that betting shops and gambling halls will gradually disappear as existing authorisations expire. “Slatina will be the first city free from (…)

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