In Romania, the Authority
responsible for regulating the gambling industry is the ONJN (Oficiul Național
pentru Jocuri de Noroc). On the 24th of February 2016, Romania’s
Government has finalised and adopted detailed technical and operational
regulations for the gambling industry regarding both online and land-based
companies. A Supervisory Committee within the ONJN is assessing the
applications and granting the particular licences/ authorisations required by
the law.
A licence must be obtained from the ONJN by all operators wishing to organise gambling activities in Romania. After the Committee has successfully evaluated the applicant’s file, a licence may be granted individually for a period of 10 years. This excludes the temporary games in which case the licence is granted for a limited period of 3 months. Additionally, an authorisation must be obtain from the ONJN. The fees related both to the licences and the authorisation are listed below..
The requirements imposed by the ONJN include:
A. For
lottery games: |
EUR 115 000 |
B. For
mutual betting: |
EUR 45 000 |
C. For
fixed-rate betting: |
EUR 25 000 |
D. For
counterpart betting: |
EUR 25 000 |
E. For
games of chance characteristic of casinos: |
EUR 95 000 |
F. For
games of chance characteristic of poker clubs: |
EUR 15 000 |
G. For slot
machine-type games: |
EUR 20 000 |
H. For
bingo games taking place in gambling halls: |
EUR 10 000 |
I. For
bingo games of chance organised via television network systems: |
EUR 70 000 |
J. For
remote games of chance, there are three categories of licence as follow: |
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1st Class Licence: This is granted to operators organising remote games of chance, who have direct contracts with players, and is calculated according to the organiser's turnover.
2nd Class Licence: for legal persons involved in the field of traditional and remote games of chance, as well as conformity evaluation bodies. This is subject to a fee of EUR 6000/ year.
3rd Class Licence: for the State monopoly remote games provided for in Article 10(1)(h) of the Emergency Ordinance.
K. For poker festivals EUR 5 000
L. For temporary casino-type games (valid three months) EUR 23 750
M. For temporary slot machine-type games (valid three months) EUR 5 000
N. For temporary bingo-type games in halls (valid three months) EUR 2 500.
O. for tombola type of games - traditional game EUR 5000
P. for video lottery game - traditional game EUR 50 000
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A. For
traditional lottery-type games: |
EUR 180 000 |
B. For
mutual betting – traditional: 16 % of the organiser's income from games
of chance, as defined in Article 11 of this Emergency Ordinance, but not
less than: |
EUR 90 000 |
C. For
fixed-rate betting – traditional: 16 % of the organiser's income from
games of chance, as defined in Article 11 of this Emergency Ordinance,
but not less than: |
EUR 90 000 |
D. For
counterpart betting – traditional: 16 % of the organiser's income from
games of chance, as defined in Article 11 of this Emergency Ordinance,
but not less than: |
EUR 90 000 |
E. For games of chance characteristic of casinos: |
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for each table, in the city of Bucharest: |
EUR 60 000 |
for each table, in other locations than the city of Bucharest: |
EUR 30 000 |
F. For
poker clubs: |
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for each premises, in the city of Bucharest: |
EUR 70 000 |
for each premises, in locations other than the city of
Bucharest: |
EUR 30 000 |
G. For each
slot machine-type piece of gaming equipment: |
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Slot machine Class A |
EUR 2 600 |
Electronic devices offering limited-risk winnings,
Class B |
EUR 1 500 |
H. For
bingo games taking place in gambling halls: |
EUR 7 000 |
for each hall, as well as 3 % of the nominal value of
cards purchased from Imprimeria Naţională SA, the Romanian National Printing
Company, which is paid in advance to the State Treasury; a payment order
endorsed by the treasury is presented when the cards are collected |
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I. For
bingo games of chance organised via television network systems: 16 % of
the organiser's income, as defined in Article 11 of this Emergency
Ordinance, but not less than: EUR 115 000 |
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J. For 1st
Class remote games of chance: 16 % of the organiser's income from games
of chance, as they are defined in Article 11 of this Emergency Ordinance
but no less than EUR 100 000 |
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K. For 3rd
Class remote games of chance: 16 % of the organiser's income from games
of chance, as they are defined in Article 11 of this Emergency Ordinance
but no less than EUR 100 000 |
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L. For
poker festivals |
EUR 20 000 |
M. for
temporary casino-type games (valid three months) |
EUR 10 000 |
N. for
temporary Class A slot machine-type games (valid three months) |
EUR 650 |
O. for
temporary bingo-type games in halls (valid three months) |
EUR 1 750 |
for each location, as well as 3 % of the nominal
value of cards purchased from Imprimeria Naţională SA, which is paid in
advance to the State Treasury; a payment order endorsed by the treasury is
presented when the cards are collected. P. for tombola type
of games - traditional game : 16% of the organiser's income from games of chance, as they are defined in
Article 11 of this Emergency Ordinance. |
A. For video
lottery (VLT): 3 % applied to the licensed operator's income from games of
chance. The fee will be transferred in full to the State budget by the 25th day
(inclusive) of the following month, in respect of the previous month. The
collected fee will be allocated annually under the State Budget Law to the
Ministry of Youth and Sport for supporting sport activities at national level,
as well as the financing of sports clubs, centres for children and juniors.
B. Access
fee – entry ticket:
for games of chance characteristic of casinos:
RON 50
for games of chance characteristic of poker clubs: RON 30
C. Vice fee
for games of chance characteristic of slot-machines provided ad art. 10(1)
letter e) point (i) for video lottery (VLT): EUR 400/authorised station/year,
to be paid by the organiser together with the licence fee.
D. Administration
fees for the remote gambling licence application:
Documentation analysis fee: EUR 2.500 paid upon submission
of the application for a remote gambling licence, together with submission of
the documents provided for in this Emergency Ordinance;
Licence fee: EUR 8.500/year/licence.