The Gambling and betting activities industry in Romania was represented by 826 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 817 in the previous year and 797 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to RON 479,155,696 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was RON 7,449,625,560 in 2016, up by 17.76% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Gambling and betting activities industry reached RON 6,849,611,837 in 2016, up by 16.43% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 0.8% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 0.73% for 2015 and 0.67% in 2014.
A total of 26,117 people were employed in the Gambling and betting activities industry in 2016, compared to 24,300 in 2015 and 23,011 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Bucharest, followed by Ilfov and Constanta.