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Operating in Romania: 30% tax and compliance
Legal and licensed: only ONJN-licensed operators may offer gambling in Romania, and a player on an unauthorised site faces a 5,000-10,000 lei fine. Winnings tax is withheld by the operator; casino-game, poker-club, slot-machine and scratch-card winnings are tax-free up to 66,750 lei a payout.
Authorisation fee30%Year-one commitment€3.29mLicence term10 yrsDecision time30 daysActive licensees28 onlineAbout 355 B2B suppliers
Product by product
Every applicant must be a Romanian company or one formed in an EU or EEA state or Switzerland, with a registered Romanian permanent establishment and an authorised representative domiciled in Romania.| Product | Status | Licensed by | Tax | Key restriction | Advertising |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports betting | Licensable | ONJN, Class I licence per product | 30% of gaming revenue, minimum €480,000 a year (remote) | A separate licence per product: fixed-odds €200,000 a year, pari-mutuel €65,000, counterparty €150,000 | Not on TV or radio 06:00 to 23:00 (betting spots exempt during live sport); no celebrities or influencers; licence number and ONJN logo on every ad |
| Online casino | Licensable | ONJN, Class I licence | As for Sports betting | €5m guarantee, against €2m for other online gambling; licence fee €150,000 a year | As for Sports betting |
| Slot machines (land-based) | Limited | ONJN, slot-machine licence plus a €6,000 authorisation per class A machine | €1,000 per authorised position a year (vice tax) | Premises only in localities above 15,000 inhabitants; every machine geolocated; in-machine credit capped at 1,000 lei | — |
| Esports, virtual betting and fantasy sports | Limited | Residual licence for activities not expressly regulated | — | Not named as products; allowed only case by case on ONJN approval | — |
| Lottery | State monopoly | Loteria Română, by operation of law | 8% of gaming revenue (loto games, excluding videolottery) | Closed to commercial applicants: loto, remote loto, noroc, noroc plus, super noroc, expres and lozuri | — |
Decided1 Aug 2025Legea 141/2025 fee increase in force
What changed for online operators in 2025?
Legea 141/2025 raised the authorisation fee for remote Class 1 from 21% of gaming revenue with a EUR 400,000 floor to 30% with a EUR 480,000 floor, effective 1 August 2025. It also created the blacklist and takedown powers. ONJN's Supervisory Committee decision on a listed site must now reach advertising providers as well as internet providers, and a platform must act on an ONJN order within five hours of receiving it. Fines for players on unauthorised sites applied from 24 August 2025.
Regulator and player protection in Romania
Self-exclusion scheme
National Register of Self-Excluded Persons
How players exclude themselves; what it covers is in the player guide
Mandatory RG controls
No limit imposed on players
Deposit limits or reality checks the law requires operators to offer
Which casinos & betting sites are licensed in Romania?
See the full official list of licensed operators and their authorised domains.
Heads-up for operators
2 items · last change 21 Oct 2026
Bill raising the minimum age to 21 (L546/2025)
Adopted by the Senate on 16 February 2026: OUG 77/2009 art. 7(1) and (3) would set the minimum age to play, and to enter gambling venues, at 21. Before the Chamber of Deputies as PLX88/2026. Not law.
Source: 1Checked 5 Oct 2026
A bill raising the minimum age to play, and to enter gambling venues, from 18 to 21 was adopted by the Senate on 16 February 2026 (L546/2025, amending OUG 77/2009 art. 7(1) and (3)) and is before the Chamber of Deputies as PLX88/2026; it is not law. ONJN has two draft orders in public consultation, on game rules and promotional terms and on test accounts and demo play, and Senate file L506/2026 would create an offence of manipulating a sports competition.
Not yet in force: drafts, laws adopted without a start date, and sections of the law still to be commenced. An item moves to the timeline below on the day it takes effect.
Getting licensed: apply to the ONJN
- Licence term: 10 yrs. Class I licence; renewal on request at least 30 days before expiry ↗
The licence, its cost and the steps are in the licence guide
3 licence types: Class I licence (remote Class 1); Class II licence; Remote Class 3 (loto at a distance). Year-1 budget From €3,294,000 online (€6,294,000 with an online casino guarantee), plus 1M lei of share capital. Fees, requirements, documents, certification and the step-by-step route are set out there.Read the licence guide
Gambling tax: 30% of GGR
By vertical
- Online (remote Class 1 and Class 3)30% of gaming revenue, at least €480,000 a year (Legea 141/2025).
- Land-based betting25% of gaming revenue; floors of €144,000 (pari-mutuel) and €240,000 (fixed-odds and counterparty).
- Loto games8% of revenue, excluding videolottery, to the state budget.
- Slot machines and VLTs€1,000 per authorised position a year (taxa de viciu), paid monthly.
Detail
Online operators pay the authorisation fee of 30% of gaming revenue, at least €480,000 a year (Legea 141/2025, from 1 August 2025; 21% and €400,000 before), on top of a €300,000 annual licence fee, a €500,000 responsible-gambling contribution and 16% corporate income tax.
Land-based betting pays 25% of gaming revenue (floors €144,000 and €240,000); loto games 8%; slot machines and VLTs €1,000 per authorised position a year (the taxa de viciu). Bonuses the operator funds count as gaming revenue, not a deduction (HG 111/2016 art. 6).
Television and outdoor advertising contracts carry a 5% promotion tax. Gambling is exempt from VAT, without the right to deduct (Codul fiscal art. 292(2)(c)).
Romania's gambling tax next to neighbours and nearby markets
Each bar is the headline operator tax as that country's own page states it, for Romania, its neighbour and the nearest other markets (marked “nearby”) that tax gross gaming revenue or sports-betting stakes. Hover or tap a bar to see what it is made of; a tax on stakes is drawn at its weight against revenue.
Which foreign licences Romania accepts
Romania recognises none of these 8 foreign licences.
BlockedMalta (MGA)
An MGA license is not valid for targeting Romanian players; a local ONJN license is required.
United Kingdom (UKGC)
Post-Brexit, a UKGC license has no standing for EU market access; a local ONJN license is required.
Gibraltar (GRA)
A Gibraltar license is not valid for targeting Romanian players; a local ONJN license is required.
Isle of Man (GSC)
A Manx license is not valid for targeting Romanian players; a local ONJN license is required.
Alderney (AGCC)
Crown dependency licenses are not recognized for direct market access in Romania.
Curaçao (CGB)
A Curaçao licence confers nothing in Romania; only an ONJN licence does.
Kahnawake (KGC)
This license has no legal recognition within the EU or Romania.
Anjouan
This offshore license is not recognized in any regulated EU market, including Romania.
Bonus rules: welcome bonuses allowed
Inducement ads: Channel-restricted
No statute limits bonus value or wagering. What the law controls is display and funding: bonus, promotion and jackpot values may not be shown outside gambling venues (art. 7(4)), operator-funded bonuses are paid only into the game account and count as gaming revenue (HG 111/2016 art. 6), and no promotion may go to a self-excluded player. A draft ONJN order on promotional terms is in consultation.
What the player can claim
- Welcome bonus
- Allowed
Bonuses are credited to the game account and cannot be withdrawn as such.
What the operator can advertise
- Channels off-limits
- Television and radio from 06:00 to 23:00, except betting spots during live sport (Decizia CNA nr. 573/2025).
- Outdoor panels above 35 square metres, and sites near schools, kindergartens and religious buildings.
- Unsolicited electronic messages; any promotion to a self-excluded player.
- Messages ads may not give
- Bonus, promotion or jackpot values displayed outside gambling venues (art. 7(4)).
- Public, sporting or cultural figures, or anyone whose online notoriety could encourage play (Decizia CNA nr. 573/2025 art. 109).
- Mandatory disclaimer
The 18+ symbol, the licence series and number, and the ONJN logo (HG 111/2016 art. 6(1)).
- Placement rule
- Visibly on every advertising material.
- Penalties
Breach of the advertising article is fined 50,000 to 100,000 lei.
ONJN has proposed licence suspension alongside a fine in an advertising case (2026).
Television and outdoor advertising contracts are notified to ONJN within five working days; a 5% tax applies.
Advertising: most channels open
Romania regulates gambling advertising through two regimes: the gambling law, enforced by ONJN, and the Audiovisual Code, enforced by the CNA. Advertising is not banned, but broadcast is confined to 23:00-06:00 (betting spots excepted during live sport), outdoor panels are capped at 35 square metres, influencers and public figures are barred, and every advert carries the 18+ symbol, the licence number and the ONJN logo.
| Channel | Status | Vertical & Platform Split (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Google Search Ads | Licensed operators only | Romania is a permitted country for licensed operators, subject to Google certification and a valid ONJN licence; affiliates need an ONJN Class II licence.56 |
| App Store Publishing | Allowed | Google Play lists Romania for online casino and sports betting by licensed operators; Apple requires licensing in the territory and geo-restriction, country-neutral.78 |
| Google/Apple App Store Ads | Licensed operators only | App promotion follows the same gambling policies: certification, a valid ONJN licence and age targeting. The gambling law adds only that unsolicited electronic messages are banned.59 |
| Meta (FB/IG) | Restricted | Prior authorisation from Meta with licence evidence; Romania is not on Meta's unsupported list. TikTok permits online casino and sports betting through a sales-representative arrangement.1011 |
| TV & Radio | Restricted | No gambling programmes or adverts from 06:00 to 23:00, except betting spots during live sports broadcasts; no public, sporting or cultural figures or online influencers. Advertising contracts are notified to ONJN within five working days and carry a 5% tax.912 |
| Sponsorships | Allowed | No rule addresses team or event sponsorship; gambling branding on kits and in stadiums is not regulated as such.912 |
| Digital OOH | Restricted | Outdoor panels above 35 square metres are banned, and advertising may not be placed at schools, kindergartens or socio-cultural and religious sites; each item shows the 18+ symbol, licence number and ONJN logo.913 |
Channel rules for Romania reflect each platform's published policy and the sources numbered in each row (listed under Methodology & sources). Verify with the local regulator and your ad-platform account manager before launching.
How Romania enforces against unlicensed operators
ONJN blacklists unauthorised sites for ISP blocking, orders platforms to act within five hours, fines players and revokes licences; unlicensed operation is a crime for the director personally.
- The blacklist held 2,881 domains on 25 September 2026, built by numbered Supervisory Committee decisions (nr. 415, 517, 537 and 544 in June-August 2026).
- The Supervisory Committee recorded 60 licence revocations in its 2025-2026 mandate.
- Players on unauthorised sites are fined 5,000 to 10,000 lei; ISPs that ignore a blocking decision 50,000 to 100,000 lei.
Enforcement cases in Romania: 2 recent
Material regulator actions, court rulings, and high-profile fines from 2016–2026 against operators serving Romania. Each entry includes the technical failure and a one-line read-across for other operators in the market.
- September 2026
Unauthorised operators
Grey-MarketBlacklist at 2,881 domainsNumbered Supervisory Committee decisions (nr. 415, 517, 537, 544 in June-August 2026) extend the lista neagră, which internet providers must block.
Read-across: Offshore supply is blocked at the network and fined at the player.
- August 2025
All online operators (Legea 141/2025)
LicensingAuthorisation fee raised to 30%From 21% of gaming revenue with a €400,000 floor to 30% with a €480,000 floor, with five-hour DSA orders to platforms.
Read-across: The fee floor alone is €480,000 a year whatever the revenue.
Licensed operators: 28 online · about 355 B2B suppliers
As of 6 Nov 2026, 28 online · about 355 B2B suppliers are on the register in Romania. Size your entry against this base before committing capital. Check them yourself on the official Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc register, which lists each licensee and its authorised domains.
Notable licensed operators
Betano
Casa Pariurilor
eFortuna
Unibet
Traps operators hit in Romania
Specific operational risks that have caught new entrants in this market. Each item is country-specific. Generic gambling-ops issues (KYC, RG tools) are not included unless they have a local twist.
Permanent establishment and representative
A registered Romanian permanent establishment and an authorised representative domiciled in Romania are conditions of the licence (art. 1(2); art. 15(1) lit. B(v)).
Sources2
Suppliers need Class II licences
Payments must run through an ONJN-licensed processor; platform hosting, software, equipment, affiliates, payment processors and certifiers hold their own Class II licences, and since 2025 must block players reaching unlicensed sites. Aggregators and marketing agencies are not named.
The broadcast watershed and the influencer ban
No gambling adverts on TV or radio from 06:00 to 23:00 except betting spots during live sport; no public figures or influencers.
Sources4
Mirror and safety servers for ONJN
The platform interacts in real time with a mirror and a safety server at ONJN’s premises or a place it names.
Sources19
Timeline: rules in force
- 29 Oct 2026
Decision no. 811 of 29.10.2026
The document announces a decision to introduce gambling websites into a blacklist. The specific sites are detailed in Annexes 1 and 2 to the decision.
Source: 20
- December 2025
- August 2025
- June 2025
- April 2024
- October 2023
- 2013
- 2009
Operator myths vs reality in Romania
Common assumptions about gambling licensing that turn out to be wrong in practice.
- MythAn MGA or Curaçao licence is enough to test the market.
- MythThe cost is the licence fee and the 30%.
- MythBonuses reduce taxable revenue.Reality
Operator-funded bonuses count as gaming revenue, like a player’s stake (HG 111/2016 art. 6).
Sources19
Markets that work like Romania
Compared on what our records hold for each country: whether online casino, betting, poker and lottery are licensed, state-run or banned, the licensing model, what the operator tax is levied on and its band, how most advertising channels are treated, and how foreign licences are treated. A point we hold for only one of the two countries counts for nothing.
- SlovakiaCheckedGreeceReviewedCzechiaCheckedNetherlandsIn reviewPhilippinesIn review
Online casino, betting, poker and lottery licensed; licensed market; GGR tax 30–40%; most ad channels restricted; foreign licences mostly blocked.
Methodology & sources
The research behind our Romania coverage
Counted across every Romania page, not this page alone.
compiled 5 Oct 2026
30
official websites
regulators, legislatures, courts
152
pages cited
specific documents, not homepages
650
sourced data points
each traced to the instrument
Across every Romania page on this site: players, operators and the licence guide. The research report behind them cites official sources: the law, the regulator, the gazette, the courts and each platform’s own published advertising policy. Page sections not yet rewritten from the report may cite other sources.
The same research as a 37-page Romania report: every one of the 201 checklist questions, each answer cited to the instrument behind it.
Request the Romania reportOur Deep AI Scan took Romania through all 201 questions of our regulatory checklist, from 92 official documents, read on 5 Oct 2026. Our research team then traced every figure on this page to the document and sentence that states it. The full research report is now with our compliance team for review. Where a fact rests on a press report or a law-firm summary rather than an official document, the page says so.
Documents cited on this page
- 1Senate document
- 2OUG nr. 82/2023 — permanent establishment, fee annex, guarantees, share capital (MO Partea I nr. 905/2023)
- 3HG 111/2016 art. 6 — what gambling advertising must carry (MO 151/2016 p. 6)
- 4Decizia CNA nr. 573/2025 — the Audiovisual Code, art. 109 gambling advertising
- 5Google Ads — gambling and games policy, country requirements (Romania)
- 6ONJN — Class I licensed operators
- 7Google Play — real-money gaming and gambling apps policy
- 8Apple — App Store Review Guidelines, 5.3.4
- 9OUG 77/2009 art. 1² as set by Legea 107/2024 (MO Partea I nr. 370/2024, p. 2)
- 10Meta — advertising standards, gambling and games
- 11TikTok — gambling and games advertising policy
- 12Decizia CNA nr. 573/2025 — the Audiovisual Code, art. 109
- 13HG 111/2016 art. 6 — mandatory advertising content and placement (MO 151/2016 p. 6)
- 14ONJN — lista neagră, the blacklist of unauthorised sites (2,881 domains on 25 September 2026)
- 15ONJN — Supervisory Committee decisions, including each blacklist update and licence revocation
- 16OUG 77/2009 art. 22(6) — 5,000-10,000 lei fine for playing on an unauthorised site (MO 699/2025 p. 23)
- 17Legea nr. 141/2025 — 30% authorisation fee, blacklist, DSA orders, player fine (MO Partea I nr. 699/2025)
- 18ONJN — Class II licensed operators (B2B), the live register
- 19HG nr. 111/2016 — methodological norms for OUG 77/2009 (MO Partea I nr. 151/2016)
- 20Source
- 21Legea nr. 239/2025 — the latest amendment (MO Partea I nr. 1160/2025)
- 22Legea 141/2025 art. LXII pt. 22 — the authorisation fee at 30%, floor EUR 480,000 (MO 699/2025 pp. 23-24)
- 23Ordin ONJN nr. 79/2025 — the self-exclusion procedure (MO Partea I nr. 557/2025)
- 24Legea nr. 107/2024 — art. 1² advertising limits, the 15,000-inhabitant rule (MO Partea I nr. 370/2024)
- 25Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN)
- 26OUG nr. 77/2009 on the organisation and operation of gambling, as gazetted (MO Partea I nr. 439/2009)
- 27OUG 77/2009 art. 10(4) — the responsible-gambling contribution (OUG 82/2023, MO 905/2023 p. 3)
- 28OUG 77/2009 art. 29(8) — the guarantee, flat from 1 January 2025 (MO 905/2023 pp. 5-6)
The 10 documents this page relies on most
- HG nr. 111/2016 — methodological norms for OUG 77/2009Regulator
- Legea nr. 141/2025 — fiscal measuresRegulator
- OUG nr. 82/2023 amending the gambling regimeRegulator
- art. 18(1) — the Loteria Română monopoly, AS NARROWED IN 2014Regulator
- OUG nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de norocRegulator
- Legea nr. 239/2025Regulator
- Legea nr. 107/2024 approving OUG 82/2023Regulator
- OUG 77/2009 — consolidated text published by ONJNRegulator
- Ordin ONJN nr. 370/2021 — AML/CFT Instructions for gamblingRegulator
- art. 5(5) — payment instruments, AS REPLACED IN 2015 and now PERMISSIVERegulator
Also cited on this page
- Legea nr. 246/2010 approving OUG 77/2009: Monitorul Oficial Partea I nr. 854 of 21 December 2010, pp. 2-5
- OUG nr. 80/2024: MO Partea I nr. 607 of 28 June 2024
- Ordin ONJN nr. 79/2025: the self-exclusion Procedure. MO Partea I nr. 557 of 17 June 2025
- Ordin ONJN nr. 361/2025: mandatory geolocation of slot machines and VLTs. MO Partea I nr. 1188 of 23 December 2025
- ONJN: Class I licensed operators (B2C), the live register
- ONJN: Class II licensed operators (B2B), the live register
- ONJN: lista neagră, the blacklist of unauthorised domains
- MONEYVAL: Romania, Fifth Round Mutual Evaluation Report, MONEYVAL(2023)5, adopted at the 65th Plenary, 24-26 May 2023. Rates the gambling sector HIGH risk; R.22 and R.28 Partially Compliant
- CJEU Case C-405/25: pending reference asking whether the slot-machine vice tax is compatible with art. 56 TFEU
- Codul fiscal (Legea 227/2015), consolidated: the withholding on player winnings, 4% to 40%, applied on transfer out of the game account
- Decizia CNA nr. 573/2025, the Audiovisual Code, carrying the 06:00-23:00 broadcast ban and the influencer prohibition
- Camera Deputaților, the complete amendment chain for OUG 77/2009: twenty-four acts, with the articles each one touched. Queryable by act number and year
- ANAF: taxpayer lookup API, for checking a licensee's fiscal code against the tax administration
- Codul fiscal (Legea 227/2015), consolidated by ANAF — art. 110 winnings tax, art. 292 VAT exemption
- Curtea de Conturi — conformity audit of ONJN nr. 83776/11.12.2024 (online gaming revenue 2023, p. 41)
92 documents in all. Request the full research report for every source, answer by answer.
Looking for the player guide?
For consumer-facing information about gambling in Romania (tax on winnings, where to play legally, self-exclusion options), see the Romania player guide.
Disclaimer. This page reflects the law as we understood it on 6 Nov 2026. Rules change: always check the current position with Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN). We are not a legal adviser.