Licența pentru a desfășura jocuri de cazino online în România

Until 2009, the casinos that offered gambling to Romanians did not have a license attesting to this right. This year, GEO no. 77, through which the way of organizing games of chance in our country was established.

Later, in 2013, the National Gambling Office of Romania was established, the legal entity that began to grant licenses to all operators who proved that they have the necessary resources to organize and offer games of chance under the best conditions.

This license is the document issued by ONJN on the basis of a decision, which certifies the status of a legal organizer of games of chance on the territory of Romania for a period of 10 years. The licensing procedure for online casinos and sports betting agencies was started in 2016.

What does the license for an online casino in Romania entail?

ONJN has established a licensing system that involves verifying the legal and financial status of the applicant for this document. A number of factors are taken into account, including:

• Residence in our country;
• Bank account opened at a branch of a banking entity operating in Romania;
• Minimum share capital that is established according to the category of gambling offered by the operator (30,000 Ron for slots, 2 million Ron for the lottery and 1 million Ron for the rest of the types of gambling);
• Compliance with all legal provisions regarding the protection of minors;
• Monthly statement regarding the income obtained by the casino.

The licenses granted are classified into 3 classes: Class I (for operators who work directly with customers), Class II (for all third parties active in this field, from casino software providers to affiliates which deals with the promotion of casino operators) and Class III (the license is granted only to operators that represent a monopoly of the Romanian state, such as the Romanian Lottery).

How does the procedure for verifying the fulfillment of the conditions necessary to obtain a license for an online casino in Romania?

Operators who wish to obtain the right to organize games of chance on the territory of our country must request this in writing to the National Office for Gambling, either by addressing directly to one of the territorial offices or the head office, or by means of the online form on the ONJN website.

When you apply for the license, you must provide all the documents necessary to prove your quality as a gambling organizer. These documents are specific to each type of license (Class I or Class II), each category of license requiring the provision of certain information .

The duration of the verification of these data is estimated at approximately 4 weeks, to start this procedure it is necessary to pay a fee to the National Gaming Office. If the operator meets the requirements imposed by ONJN, then a decision will be issued in this regard, which is the document that will be the basis of the license authorization.

What exactly does the ONJN license for an online casino consist of?

If you wonder how you can identify if a casino has a Romanian license , then you also need to know what exactly a license means. This is a document similar to a diploma, on which the name of the company, the registered office, the unique registration code, the series of the license, the name of the activity and the period of validity (from, to) are entered.

The license itself is a unique number consisting of numbers and letters, which is inserted by each online casino platform in its documents, as well as on the website. The license number allows the operator to prove its legitimacy to contributors and players.