Gambling and online gambling are legal in Romania. The National Gambling Office is the regulatory body trusted with controlling and overseeing the gambling industry. A Committee inside the Gambling Office is responsible for issuing gambling licenses to both online and offline operators.

Government Emergency Ordinance no. 77/2009* on the organisation and operation of gambling activities is the central piece of legislation pertaining to gambling. The law was amended in 2013 (Government Emergency Ordinance no. 20/2013)**. The amendment laid down the functions of The National Gambling Office.

Gambling activities which are eligible for a licence under Romanian law are the following:

• lottery games – monopoly of the national lottery company “Loteria Romana”)
• betting
• casino gambling
• poker
• slot machines-gaming machines – (includes slot machines, video lotteries, AWP machines)
• bingo
• bingo on TV
• online casino-type games (includes slots as well)
• online bingo and online keno games
• tombola – defined as the activity of drawing numbers, letters or other symbols, regardless of the characteristics of the equipment used to make the draw
• any other type of gambling games – including new games or combinations of games mentioned above
• temporary gambling games –  for a period of three months, temporary casinos in tourist resorts or cruise ships

Foreign online gambling operators that do not hold a Romanian gambling licence cannot offer their services to residents. The government has also taken measures to make these sites unavailable to Romanians – currently, 1300+ unlicensed international gambling sites are known to be blocked by the internet service providers upon request of the authorities in Romania (in comparison, there are only 25 approved online gambling websites, as you can see the foreign operators are not very eager to get a Romanian gambling license, you have to force them, this is typical for every country, not just Romania, you can see some of these approved operators below).

The law also mentions a minor fine to be imposed on players who gamble in unlicensed gambling venues or on sites of unlicensed operators on the internet.*** However, laws like this are very difficult to enforce internationally and on the level of individual players. Although it is technically illegal for them to do so, the chances of a Romanian player being prosecuted for placing bets with unlicensed online platforms are virtually non existent. Still ,we definitely do not recommend playing on unlicensed online gambling websites. The online gambling websites below all accept Romanian players and are all licensed.

Romania gambling licenses

The gambling licensing system in place in Romania is very simple and easy to understand (other countries could learn from this, this is really not the norm…). There are only two types of licenses. Class 1 and Class 2.

• Class 1 gambling licence: allows the company to organize any of the legally allowed forms of gambling in terrestrial, land-based form (no online gambling).
• Class 2 gambling licence: this is the online gambling license, with it your company is allowed to organize all the legal and allowed types and forms of games of chance online, on the phone, SMS, or using other means of telecommunication.

Only operators based within Romania, the EU, EEA or the Swiss Confederation can apply for a Class 1 or 2 licences and authorisations. Online gambling websites which have been blacklisted prior to  application can not apply for a Class 2 online gambling licence (this is a fantastic idea btw., other countries could learn from this too, works better than forcing ISPs to block unlicensed websites, but can be used in tandem as well).

Romania gambling tax

Land-based:

In Romania the gambling tax is hidden, and it is called “administrative fee”, “authorisation fee”, “licensing fee”. I hate his kind of taxation paradigm. I like it when they are straightforward and tell you that you have to give us x% of your revenue instead of forcing companies, accountants to do extra work, to  go through burdensome, often hastily and weirdly put together gambling legislation, regulations to decipher what they have to pay the state. Dumb, unnecessary extra bureaucratic burden, and increases opportunities for error, increasing overhead on both sides. Keep in mind the taxes below are paid on top of the high corporate tax (16%, actually considered average in the EU, only moderately high by international standards):

• Land-based operators of casino or poker clubs must charge an entrance fee for each player (EUR10 for a casino and EUR6 for any other type of gambling establishment).
• fixed-odds betting: 16% of total revenue (but not less than EUR90,000)
• casino games: EUR60,000 per table in Bucharest and EUR30,000 per table in any other Romanian city. For unlimited winnings slot machines the authorisation fee is EUR2,600 per machine, while for AWP machines (pachinko and coin games fall under this category too) it is EUR1,500 per year.
• EUR400 per year per slot machine or video lottery terminal.

Online gambling:

• 16% of the total revenue.
• Online gambling companies must pay taxes on the winnings of their players (because it’s based on the individual tax situation of player, their income, their country of origin, etc., it’s not a set %). This is fantastic idea, because online gambling companies never pay taxes after the winnings of their players and simply say “it’s their job, we wash our hands”, but players never do (99.9% of them don’t even know they have to).

Gambling winnings are not subject to taxation if they are from Romanian online gambling companies or from foreign companies who have a Romanian gambling license. In every other case you must pay taxes on your winnings (rarely enforced, but if you win a really big amount contact an accountant, otherwise they might fine you and you have to pay back-taxes + huge fine, not fun, speaking from experience).

Other:

Social gambling is not considered gambling in Romania. ‘Loot boxes’ or similar video game features are not regulated yet (however, in many other EU countries they are already classified as gambling, probably they will be classified as such, eventually, in Romania as well).

Sources:

*European Commission – Law Amending and Supplementing Legislative Acts in the Field of Gambling

**Casinoinside.ro – The Emergency Ordinance No. 20/2013 on the establishment, organization and the operation of the National Gambling Office and in regard to the modification and supplementation of the Government Emergency Ordinance No. 77/2009 on the organization and operation of gambling (Romanian)

***UKPracticalLaw – Gambling in Romania 2020

Online casinos accepting players from Romania

The following online gambling websites accept players from Romania

 

RichPrize Casino

USA and Canada players are accepted. However, US players can only deposit and withdraw money using cryptocurrencies! (this restriction only applies to US players, and only in this casino)

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• 100% match bonus, up to $400 + 25 free spins, no code needed

  OR:

• Confirm email or phone, apply code: LADYDAY, make deposit from 21 to 400 EUR/USD and receive 88% + 88 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know

  OR:

• Confirm email or phone, apply code: WEST100 make deposit pf at least 21 EUR/USD and receive 100 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know

  Returning players usually get 25% - 33% cashback, one of the highest regular cashbacks online. Even if you end up losing you will get about 30% of your money back (returning players only).

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

All bonuses and promotions are subject to the following wagering limitations and playthrough requirements.

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• Playthrough requirement: Bonus wagering x40 applied.
• Free spins wagering x40 applied.

  Check the casino's web page for the specific, up to date, current playthrough requirements and wagering limitations, does not apply to bonuses for returning players which have different (significantly better) paythrough requirements.

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Wagering limitation:

• 7 days to wager bonus.
• Slots wagering allowed.
• Slots wagering participation 100%.
• Min bet 0.01 EUR - Max bet 3 EUR.
• Betting Games wagering not allowed.
• Providers allowed for wagering: Limited to enabled games only.
• Player can cancel bonus at any time. Please note: Upon cancellation of the bonus the balance will be adjusted to the balance before bonus activation.

 

 

GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook

• Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
• 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
• Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 10-40x times before withdrawal, depending on the type.

	Earnings ($10)	Sign Up Bonus Playthrough	Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough
Sports	5 points for every $10 wagered	12x	6x-10x
(Baseball)	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Horses	7.5 points for every $10 wagered	8x	4x-6.7x
Slots	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Table	1 point for every $10 wagered	60x	30x-50x
Video Poker	1.5 points for every $10 wagered	40x	20x-33x

 

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Wagering limitation:

• Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
• For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.

 

Bet Online Casino and Sports Book

• Welcome bonus, $3000, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits. Use the code BOLCASINO
• or 100% up to $1,000 Welcome Bonus + $25 Risk Free Bet, when you bet on the Cowboys vs. Buccaneers NFL Week 1 season-opener, code: NFL100
• +100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
• 10% weekly rebate for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 40 times before withdrawal.

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Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%

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Wagering limitation:

• Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.

 

Betsson Casino and Sports Book

North American players are not accepted.

• Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
• 101 free spins on your first deposit
• €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)

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US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here. You can read the other online casino reviews here, and you can find all the current casino bonuses, promotions, offers, codes here.

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 35 times before withdrawal. No wagering requirement for the weekly extra money.

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Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games

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Wagering limitation:

• The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
• Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.

 

Summary:

• Casino gambling in Romania
• Bingo in Romania
• Poker in Romania
• Sports betting in Romania
• Lottery in Romania
• Bitcoin gambling in Romania

Casino gambling in Romania

Online casino gambling in Romania: legal, license required

Online casinos accepting players from Romania - click to see

The following online casino websites accept players from the Romania:

 

RichPrize Casino

USA and Canada players are accepted. However, US players can only deposit and withdraw money using cryptocurrencies! (this restriction only applies to US players, and only in this casino)

---

• 100% match bonus, up to $400 + 25 free spins, no code needed

  OR:

• Confirm email or phone, apply code: LADYDAY, make deposit from 21 to 400 EUR/USD and receive 88% + 88 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know

  OR:

• Confirm email or phone, apply code: WEST100 make deposit pf at least 21 EUR/USD and receive 100 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know

  Returning players usually get 25% - 33% cashback, one of the highest regular cashbacks online. Even if you end up losing you will get about 30% of your money back (returning players only).

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

All bonuses and promotions are subject to the following wagering limitations and playthrough requirements.

---

• Playthrough requirement: Bonus wagering x40 applied.
• Free spins wagering x40 applied.

  Check the casino's web page for the specific, up to date, current playthrough requirements and wagering limitations, does not apply to bonuses for returning players which have different (significantly better) paythrough requirements.

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Wagering limitation:

• 7 days to wager bonus.
• Slots wagering allowed.
• Slots wagering participation 100%.
• Min bet 0.01 EUR - Max bet 3 EUR.
• Betting Games wagering not allowed.
• Providers allowed for wagering: Limited to enabled games only.
• Player can cancel bonus at any time. Please note: Upon cancellation of the bonus the balance will be adjusted to the balance before bonus activation.

 

 

GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook

• Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
• 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
• Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 10-40x times before withdrawal, depending on the type.

	Earnings ($10)	Sign Up Bonus Playthrough	Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough
Sports	5 points for every $10 wagered	12x	6x-10x
(Baseball)	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Horses	7.5 points for every $10 wagered	8x	4x-6.7x
Slots	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Table	1 point for every $10 wagered	60x	30x-50x
Video Poker	1.5 points for every $10 wagered	40x	20x-33x

 

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Wagering limitation:

• Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
• For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.

 

Bet Online Casino and Sports Book

• Welcome bonus, $3000, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits. Use the code BOLCASINO
• or 100% up to $1,000 Welcome Bonus + $25 Risk Free Bet, when you bet on the Cowboys vs. Buccaneers NFL Week 1 season-opener, code: NFL100
• +100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
• 10% weekly rebate for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 40 times before withdrawal.

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Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%

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Wagering limitation:

• Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.

 

Betsson Casino and Sports Book

North American players are not accepted.

• Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
• 101 free spins on your first deposit
• €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)

---

US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here. You can read the other online casino reviews here, and you can find all the current casino bonuses, promotions, offers, codes here.

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 35 times before withdrawal. No wagering requirement for the weekly extra money.

---

Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games

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Wagering limitation:

• The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
• Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.

 

Click here for more info on casinos in Romania.

Bingo in Romania

Online bingo in Romania: legal, licence required

Poker in Romania

Online poker in Romania: legal, licence required

*Source: PokerStars wins interim gaming license in Romania

Online casinos which have online poker sections and accept players from Romania - click to see

The following online casino websites have poker and accept players from Romania:

 

GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook

• Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
• 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
• Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 10-40x times before withdrawal, depending on the type.

	Earnings ($10)	Sign Up Bonus Playthrough	Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough
Sports	5 points for every $10 wagered	12x	6x-10x
(Baseball)	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Horses	7.5 points for every $10 wagered	8x	4x-6.7x
Slots	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Table	1 point for every $10 wagered	60x	30x-50x
Video Poker	1.5 points for every $10 wagered	40x	20x-33x

 

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Wagering limitation:

• Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
• For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.

 

Bet Online Casino and Sports Book

• Welcome bonus, $3000, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits. Use the code BOLCASINO
• or 100% up to $1,000 Welcome Bonus + $25 Risk Free Bet, when you bet on the Cowboys vs. Buccaneers NFL Week 1 season-opener, code: NFL100
• +100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
• 10% weekly rebate for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 40 times before withdrawal.

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Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%

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Wagering limitation:

• Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.

 

Betsson Casino and Sports Book

North American players are not accepted.

• Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
• 101 free spins on your first deposit
• €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)

---

US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here. You can read the other online casino reviews here, and you can find all the current casino bonuses, promotions, offers, codes here.

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 35 times before withdrawal. No wagering requirement for the weekly extra money.

---

Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games

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Wagering limitation:

• The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
• Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.

Sports betting in Romania

Online betting in Romania: legal, license required

Online bookmakers accepting registrations from Romania - click to see

The following online sportsbooks accept bettors from Romania:

 

GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook

• Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
• 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
• Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 10-40x times before withdrawal, depending on the type.

	Earnings ($10)	Sign Up Bonus Playthrough	Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough
Sports	5 points for every $10 wagered	12x	6x-10x
(Baseball)	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Horses	7.5 points for every $10 wagered	8x	4x-6.7x
Slots	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Table	1 point for every $10 wagered	60x	30x-50x
Video Poker	1.5 points for every $10 wagered	40x	20x-33x

 

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Wagering limitation:

• Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
• For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.

 

Bet Online Casino and Sports Book

• Welcome bonus, $3000, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits. Use the code BOLCASINO
• or 100% up to $1,000 Welcome Bonus + $25 Risk Free Bet, when you bet on the Cowboys vs. Buccaneers NFL Week 1 season-opener, code: NFL100
• +100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
• 10% weekly rebate for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 40 times before withdrawal.

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Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%

---

Wagering limitation:

• Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.

 

Betsson Casino and Sports Book

North American players are not accepted.

• Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
• 101 free spins on your first deposit
• €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)

---

US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here. You can read the other online casino reviews here, and you can find all the current casino bonuses, promotions, offers, codes here.

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 35 times before withdrawal. No wagering requirement for the weekly extra money.

---

Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games

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Wagering limitation:

• The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
• Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.

Lottery in Romania

Online lottery in Romania: legal, state monopoly

Lottery games constitute a state monopoly in Romania. Online and offline lottery games can only be offered legally by the national lottery company Loteria Romana. However, they do not appear to have an online platform that would sell lottery tickets online at the time of writing (, which makes Romania one of the last European countries that doesn’t have an online lottery). Which is quite a missed opportunity. Most – as much as 80% – of the European lotteries already operate an online platform. The website of Loteria Română is also the ugliest lottery website in all of Europe, it actually looks abandoned and neglected. Despite them being a monopoly, and them making a significant amount of money, it’s surprising that they don’t have a a decent web presence or an online platform in 2020. Bad optics.

Foreign online lotteries are not blocked by ISPs (at least the other European lotteries) in the country, but they are also ineligible for a license, technically illegal to use. Although, technically illegal, players are not prosecuted or penalised for playing on such sites.

Apart from Loteria Română, the following websites allow people from Romania to purchase lottery tickets online:

Bitcoin gambling in Romania

Bitcoin gambling in Romania: not yet regulated

*Cointelegraph – Romania Is on the Way to Blockchain and Crypto Regulation

Online casinos accepting crypto and players from Romania - click to see

The following online casino websites accept bitcoin, litecoin and ethereum, and accept players from Romania:

 

GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook

• Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
• 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
• Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 10-40x times before withdrawal, depending on the type.

	Earnings ($10)	Sign Up Bonus Playthrough	Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough
Sports	5 points for every $10 wagered	12x	6x-10x
(Baseball)	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Horses	7.5 points for every $10 wagered	8x	4x-6.7x
Slots	2 points for every $10 wagered	30x	15x-25x
Table	1 point for every $10 wagered	60x	30x-50x
Video Poker	1.5 points for every $10 wagered	40x	20x-33x

 

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Wagering limitation:

• Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
• For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.

 

Bet Online Casino and Sports Book

• Welcome bonus, $3000, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits. Use the code BOLCASINO
• or 100% up to $1,000 Welcome Bonus + $25 Risk Free Bet, when you bet on the Cowboys vs. Buccaneers NFL Week 1 season-opener, code: NFL100
• +100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
• 10% weekly rebate for returning players

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 40 times before withdrawal.

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Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%

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Wagering limitation:

• Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.

 

Betsson Casino and Sports Book

North American players are not accepted.

• Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
• 101 free spins on your first deposit
• €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)

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US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here. You can read the other online casino reviews here, and you can find all the current casino bonuses, promotions, offers, codes here.

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

The deposit bonus amount must be wagered 35 times before withdrawal. No wagering requirement for the weekly extra money.

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Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games

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Wagering limitation:

• The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
• Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.

If you have questions or any feedback don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. Please let me know in the comments section if you think we might have gotten something wrong or if you have additional information, clarification about the legal status of online gambling in this country, especially if you are from Romania or nearby.

This page is part of Simon’s List – Legal Status of Online Gambling – a definitive guide to the legal status of all forms of online gambling activities in every country around the world.

Last updated: 2020-12-31

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Simon's Guide to Online Gambling and Poker - Romania

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An overview of the legal status of offline and online gambling, bingo, poker, lottery, sports betting and bitcoin gambling in Romania. Almost all forms of land based and internet gambling are legal and licensed by the authorities in the country, details are on the website.

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Simon András Péter (SimonTheSorcerer)

Simon's Online Marketing Kft.