Romania

Licensed

Emergency Ordinance 92/2014 introduced online licences from 2015. Loteria Română holds the lottery monopoly. Law 141/2025 lets ONJN order the removal of illegal content.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
ONJN (Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc)Current regime since 2015
Legal basis
Emergency Ordinance 77/2009, as amended by Emergency Ordinance 92/2014Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
67% 8 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Emergency Ordinance 77/2009, as amended by Emergency Ordinance 92/2014Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2015Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Romania
  • Oficiului Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN)3 licensed brands
  • ONJN2 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Romania, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Romania, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Romania150.9%
  • Exclude Romania in their terms49528.8%
  • No declaration1,21170.4%
Hold a licence covering Romania5brands
List Romania as a focus market7brands
Offers marked available4welcome offers
Brands serving Romania Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page

In progressONJN has proposed an emergency ordinance to reform self-exclusion; adoption not confirmed.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Latest on Romania

No news about Romania yet.

All news

Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Romania Europe 15 0.9% 495 7 4
Belarus Europe 337 19.6% 688 8 0
Belgium Europe 14 0.8% 515 21 1
Bulgaria Europe 365 21.2% 652 18 10
Croatia Europe 557 32.4% 409 19 5
Czechia Europe 24 1.4% 538 27 7
Denmark Europe 92 5.3% 441 89 41
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Chambers Gaming Law 2025: Romaniapracticeguides.chambers.com
  2. SBC News: ONJN auditsbcnews.co.uk
Identifier
CR-JUR-RO
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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