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Market report · Europe · November 2026 edition

Romania: the gambling regulation report

Payment and AML rules, licence registers, enforcement, consultations and official figures, read from the official sources and checked every week. This free preview shows what each part of the report holds. The full report adds every value with its verbatim quote, its source and the date it was checked.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 · updated every week · every line traced to an official source

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Rules verified word for word
17 of 18
Rules confirmed not set
1
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Key findings

The market at a glance, from this edition.

  • Market model: Betting regulated; Bingo regulated; Casino regulated.
  • 17 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 1 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
  • FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
  • 21 official sources read for this market every week.
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Market model

How each product is regulated, with its source.

  • Betting: Regulated
  • Bingo: Regulated
  • Casino: Regulated

Verifiedchecked 5 Nov 2026Ordonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată) · tier 1

FATF lists

On neither list

FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it

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What moved in November 2026

Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.

  1. MarketMarket status changed: betting: regulated, casino: regulated → betting: regulated, bingo: regulated, casino: regulatedOrdonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)

The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026

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Payment and AML rules

Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.

Payment methods

4 rules · 4 verified
Payment methods in Romania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportOrdonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)tier 1
Mandatory hubs and gatewaysLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportOrdonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)tier 1
Instrument origin and currencyOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportOrdonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)tier 1
Payment-blocking listsWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportOrdonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)tier 1

Ownership & payouts

4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Ownership & payouts in Romania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Holder and ownership rulesWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportOrdonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)tier 1
Closed loop and payout routingWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textsNone setResearch notes
Payout time limitsOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportNormele metodologice de punere în aplicare a OUG nr. 77/2009, aprobate prin HG nr. 111/2016 (forma consolidată)tier 1
Withdrawal conditionsOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportNormele metodologice de punere în aplicare a OUG nr. 77/2009, aprobate prin HG nr. 111/2016 (forma consolidată)tier 1

AML thresholds & reporting

2 rules · 2 verified
AML thresholds & reporting in Romania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportLegea nr. 129/2019 pentru prevenirea și combaterea spălării banilor și finanțării terorismului (forma actualizată)tier 1
Report triggers and deadlinesWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportLegea nr. 129/2019 pentru prevenirea și combaterea spălării banilor și finanțării terorismului (forma actualizată)tier 1

Player funds protection

1 rule · 1 verified
Player funds protection in Romania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Player-funds protection and coverageWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportNormele metodologice de punere în aplicare a OUG nr. 77/2009, aprobate prin HG nr. 111/2016 (forma consolidată)tier 1

Taxes at payment

1 rule · 1 verified
Taxes at payment in Romania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Taxes at the point of paymentWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportImpozitarea veniturilor din jocuri de noroc aplicabilă începând cu data de 1 august 2025 (DGRFP Galaţi)tier 1

Reporting & data

4 rules · 4 verified
Reporting & data in Romania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Submission mode and cadenceWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportNormele metodologice de punere în aplicare a OUG nr. 77/2009, aprobate prin HG nr. 111/2016 (forma consolidată)tier 1
Data vault and integrityWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportNormele metodologice de punere în aplicare a OUG nr. 77/2009, aprobate prin HG nr. 111/2016 (forma consolidată)tier 1
Data locationWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportOrdonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)tier 1
RetentionWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportLegea nr. 129/2019 pentru prevenirea și combaterea spălării banilor și finanțării terorismului (forma actualizată)tier 1

Player protection at payment

2 rules · 2 verified
Player protection at payment in Romania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Cross-operator limits and registersLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportOrdonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)tier 1
Eligibility screening at paymentWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportOrdonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 82/2023 (modifică OUG nr. 77/2009 privind jocurile de noroc)tier 1
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Regulatory guide

Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.

  • Licensing

    5 statements
    • Licence types
    • Annual fee
    • B2B licence
    • Apostille Convention

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • GGR tax

    2 statements
    • Online casino
    • Online betting

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • Advertising

    2 statements
    • General rules

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

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Enforcement

The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.

Decisions in 2026
0

Sanction ranges in the law

6 provisions set the fines and other measures: Ordonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (formă consolidată la 25.02.2026).

References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.

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Sources behind this report

The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 21 official sources.

Texts the values are checked against
5
Regulator guidance
1
Laws and regulations
14
Licence registers and official lists
1

Publishers

  • Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (Portal Legislativ)
  • Portal Legislativ, Ministerul Justiției
  • Agenţia Naţională de Administrare Fiscală
  • Agenţia Naţională de Administrare Fiscală (ANAF)
  • Government of Romania
  • Guvernul României (Portal Legislativ)
  • hcch.net
  • Oficiul Național de Prevenire și Combatere a Spălării Banilor
  • Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN)
  • Parlamentul României (Portal Legislativ)
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What changed in the law

The market's acts kept edition by edition: each new wording with the day it came into force and the act behind it. 2 acts kept edition by edition.

  • ORDONANȚĂ DE URGENȚĂ nr. 77 din 24 iunie 2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc
  • NORMELE METODOLOGICE din 24 februarie 2016 de punere în aplicare a

No new wording in force in November 2026; the last change came into force on 25 Feb 2026.

Each changed article word by word, with the act that changed it, in the full report

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Library of acts

The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 18 acts and guidance documents.

  • Condiții minime tehnice de verificare a mijloacelor de joc, aprobate prin Ordinul președintelui ONJN nr. 404/2020
  • HCCH | #12 - Status table
  • Instrucțiuni din 21 decembrie 2021 privind prevenirea și combaterea spălării banilor și finanțării terorismului în domeniul jocurilor de noroc din România (Ordinul președintelui ONJN nr. 370/2021)
  • Legea nr. 190/2018 privind măsuri de punere în aplicare a Regulamentului (UE) 2016/679
  • Norme specifice din 13 iunie 2016 de completare și utilizare a registrelor și formularelor obligatorii specifice în domeniul jocurilor de noroc (Anexa nr. 2)
  • Ordinul președintelui ONJN nr. 109/2023 pentru modificarea Ordinului nr. 86/2021
  • Ordinul președintelui ONJN nr. 179/2018 privind aprobarea modelului de declarație lunară pentru veniturile realizate de organizatorii jocurilor de noroc (art. 10 alin. (1) din OUG nr. 77/2009)
  • Ordinul președintelui ONJN nr. 33/2025 pentru stabilirea modificărilor semnificative prevăzute la art. 12 alin. (2) din OUG nr. 77/2009
  • Ordonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc (forma consolidată)
  • Normele metodologice de punere în aplicare a OUG nr. 77/2009, aprobate prin HG nr. 111/2016 (forma consolidată)
  • Legea nr. 129/2019 pentru prevenirea și combaterea spălării banilor și finanțării terorismului (forma actualizată)
  • Impozitarea veniturilor din jocuri de noroc aplicabilă începând cu data de 1 august 2025 (DGRFP Galaţi)

and 6 more in the full report

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