Like so many European countries, Romania is not yet a place where online gambling is fully available.

While a law was passed in 2014 making online casinos legal in theory, the fact that the country only allows an online casino to receive a license if they are attached to a local land-based casino is problematic for most European online casinos. As such, many popular international casinos do not yet own a Romanian Oficiului Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN)  license.

Back in 2014, the Romanian government decided to make online gambling legal and put Romanian Oficiului Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) in charge of issuing online casino licenses. While many casinos would surely want the license, a provision states that an online casino needs to have a land-based casino as a sponsor in order to receive this license, making it very difficult for online casinos to receive the license.

Furthermore, the country has issued a list of over 50 casinos they deem unsafe and called it the black list, even though some of the casinos on this list are perfectly safe and used by customers from all over the world. Over a dozen online casinos now hold the Romanian Oficiului Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) license.

With such a major lack of real Romanian Oficiului Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) licensed online casinos, players in Romania are forced to play at online casinos that are not licensed by their government.

A great number of online casinos still continue to cater to Romanian players, while some others have left the market, not wanting to deal with potential legal issues that could arise.

While a license from Romanian Oficiului Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) would ensure the greatest level of safety for Romanian players, there are many popular online casinos that do not yet own this license.

Romanian players have the option of playing with either online casinos with the Romanian Oficiului Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) license or those with other international licenses. For your ultimate safety, playing with a locally regulated online casino is the best choice.