Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – published Thursday, June 26, 2025, 20:00 / Updated Thursday, June 26, 2025 20:20
Former tennis player Ilie Năstase (78 years old) offered a harsh reaction, after the National Audiovisual Council forbade public persons to participate in gambling ads.
Ilie Nastase participated in the past in the ads of the gambling, and the decision taken by the CNA was very annoyed. He believes that, thus, the right to work is restricted. “Instead, drugs leave them at schools. Those who sell drugs in children, do not take“Nastase said.”
Ilie Năstase, after he was forbidden to play in advertisements: “I do not understand, we have new families!”
“But are public persons allowed to live? Are they allowed to work? I mean, you stop me from working? That I don't understand what motivation is! We are in Romania and I am not surprised by anything! We have new families too! Then you should not have contracts with football. You should not be allowed to advertise anything.
(No. Do you think this decision will have a beneficial effect on young people?) Nothing! Zero! What to do? What child is looking at? I mean, I don't even know how to read, they are five or six years old … But why don't they copy the laws from abroad, to this? Domne ', what is the law in Austria? And there is the same? It's something stupid, that is not to copy something good, but do something stupid.
I, if I earn my existence that I advertise for a juice, I am not allowed to advertise, because he does not like that juice. I don't understand anything anymore! Instead, drugs leave them at schools. Those, who sell drugs for children, don't take them! Woe to me! I cannot give my opinion, that I will say that I am drugged and I do not know about my head, ”said Ilie Nastase, according to prosport.ro.
Ilie Nastase collaborates with Admiral, Casino Online and Sports Bets, as a brand Ambassador, from July 2022.
In a declaration of wealth published in 2019, Ilie Năstase passed a land of 1,000 square meters in Moeciu de Jos, a house in Bucharest, a holiday house in Mamaia, watches worth 150,000 euros, jewelry of 100,000 euros and paintings of 50,000 euros.
Nastase had 613,000 lei in the current account (129,000 euros), plus one of 35,000 euros and another of $ 187,000. From the Romanian state, the legend of world tennis receives a pension of 6,200 lei, to which is added a general pension of 1435 lei a month.
Among those affected by the decision of the CNA are names such as Gică Hagi, Gică Popescu, Adi Ilie, Florin Răducioiu, Ilie Dumitrescu, Adrian Mutu, Dan Petrescu, Florin Prunea, Bogdan Star, Gică Craioveanu, Gabi Balint, Luminița Huțupan, Ciprian Marica, Maria Lăcă. Neagu, Larisa Iordache, Dumitru Dragomir, Giovanni Becali etc.
