EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Lottery Forced To Pay Football Federation EUR5M

The Romanian lottery on Thursday was foreclosed by the Romanian Football Federation and forced to pay 20% of the money it collected for sporting bets in 2003-2005, amounting to RON18 million (EUR5 million).

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EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Lottery forced To Pay Football Federation EUR5M

A Bucharest court in December 2007 obliged the lottery to pay the federation 20% of the money it collected for sporting bets involving football, according to Law 69/2000 on sports.

The lottery paid the federation some of the money owed for the interval 2003-2005, but the federation had still to receive some RON18 million, for which it sued the lottery in May 2006.

Although the decision may be appealed with a higher court, foreclosure is mandatory.

Lawyer Antonie Popescu told MEDIAFAX the sum was transferred to the federation from the lottery’s accounts.

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