4.2.1 Internet Casino operator
Danube Casino
(www.danubecasino.com)
Nicolae Sfetcu started some years ago with its own
business on Internet, first as a freelancer specialized in web
design, translation and Internet marketing and, beginning with last
year, he set up his own company, Multimedia SRL. The internet
maverick and this year’s award winner of the prestigious ‘Business
Initiative Directions, WQC International Star Award, Gold Category
Paris 2003’ tells his story in how he started his internet imperium
and his internet casino
www.danubecasino.com: “The beginning of the history of the
Danube Casino can be located long time ago, and it is quite
interesting, I think. When I was a student, about twenty years ago,
I started to like two games: poker, and bridge. They were very
pleasant days those days. During those years I became one of the
best specialists in poker and bridge; I have never considered that
poker, as well as bridge, are games, because in games you need luck,
but for bridge or poker the luck plays a secondary role. I can write
many books about the rituals of the nights spent playing these
games, with many spectators behind us and that ended every time with
a party organized by the winner. It was then when I started not to
sleep the nights, and I kept this habit till our days, even if, for
different reasons.”
“In those years I became one of the first
presidents of a bridge club in Romania, but after I graduated from
college I finished playing games, too.”
“I specialized in Internet business services. So,
helped by my previous experience in Internet marketing, and being
advantaged by the fact that I know very well the psychology of the
gamblers, I had some successful marketing campaign for online
casinos and affiliates that want to promote their own sponsored
links through their websites or advertisements in my own network. I
have to tell you that I developed, in time, one of the most complex
Romanian integrated network of Internet resources for advertising
and dissemination of information, named Teleactivities Network, that
includes thousands of websites, web forums, directories and links,
mailing lists and newsletters, e-zines, webrings, a.s.o. After such
a marketing campaign, it was one of my customer that gave me the
idea to imply more directly in the online gambling worlds. I already
had my own gambling portal,
www.online-casinos.ro. So I thought of starting my own online
casino Danube Casino. Why this name? Because all my life I enjoyed
the neighborhood of Danube and its beautiful landscapes. You can
consider this name as an act of fealty for this river (I dedicated
it a whole section in my website for the county where I live,
Mehedinti”.
The first Romanian online casino was launched on
June 25th, 2003. Danube Casino has as partner Windows Casino, one of
the top 10 online casinos in the world, legally licensed and fully
insured, certified by Safe Bet and approved by Electronic Gaming
Commission. Windows Casino is the winner of numerous international
prizes, including Online Gaming Awards 2002, for: Best Video Poker,
Best Blackjack, Fairest Casino, Best Promotions, Best Online Casino.
Danube Casino offers over 125 different games
(roulette, blackjack, poker, slots, video poker, baccarat, craps,
etc.), according to the European and American standards. The
gamblers have the possibility, besides the regular prizes, to obtain
extra prizes, too, consisting in a trip to Monte Carlo, a brand new
Ferrari, or other promotional materials.
In order to be able to play online, first, a
deposit in the casino count has to be made. All transactions are in
USD. Payments can be made either by credit cards, or through
specialized services for the online processing of the money (NETeller,
Firepay, Stormpay, Western Union, etc.).
The gamblers that reach the Danube Casino site have
the possibility to be informed on the best game ways and strategies,
but also learn the rules of the games by appealing to the casino
games guides. Multimedia SRL and Windows Casino assure the technical
support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
There are specific Romanian laws for gambling,
however none makes special references to online gambling.
(from
Novamedia European Gaming & Lottery Files: "Romania",
by Rob van der Gaast - permission granted by the author)
