GENERAL INFORMATION


Romania is a country of southeastern Europe. It is bounded by Ukraine to the north, Moldova to the northeast, the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Serbia to the southwest, and Hungary to the west.


19,653,357 people was the estimated population of Romania as of May 2024.


US$ 300,690,000,000 was the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022.


US$ 15,786 was the Gross Domestic Product per capita in 2022.


US$ 1,723* per month was the average salary in 2024.


*Converted from RON to USD, valid as of 13.05.2024: 1 USD = 4,61 RON. CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX


Romania has index of 46, ranked 63 and shares its position with Kuwait and Montenegro.


91,6% Percentage of Romanians who used the Internet in 2024. WIDESPREAD WAYS OF E-COMMERCE PAYMENTS


Te most popular type of payment in Romania is debit cards (almost 60 per cent share of respondents), whereas online payment services were used by 34 per cent of respondents.


Te most popular online payment services are: PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Masterpass, BT Pay, OTPay, ING Pay, Klarna, Volt, and Orange Money.


MOST POPULAR INTERNET COMMUNICATION


Facebook ranked No.1 and is the most visited social media in Romania in April 2024, followed by Instagram as the runner up, and TikTok ranking at third place as the leaders of the social media networks websites in Romania.


TAXES AND FEES Tax Type Annual Gambling Tax Player’s Income Tax Taxable Base GGR Gambling equipment


Player’s gross income from gambling


Tax Rates


Land-based sport betting: 21% but no less than either ~US$ 130,000 or ~US$ 125,700*


Online gambling: 21% but no less than ~US$ 431,400*


P24 WIRE / PULSE / INSIGHT / REPORTS


Land-based casino: ~US$ 75,000 per table within Bucharest, ~US$ 43,140 per table outside Bucharest


Poker Club: ~US$ 89,000 per location within Bucharest, ~US$ 41,500 per location outside Bucharest


Slot Machines: ~US$ 5,700 per slot machine


*Converted from EUR to USD, valid as of 13.05.2024: 1 USD = 0,93 EUR. Up to ~US$ 2,160 – 3%


From ~US$ 2,160 to ~US$ 14,470 - ~US$ 65 + 20% from the income in excess of ~US$ 2,160 More than ~US$ 14,470 - ~US$ 2,525 + 40% from the income in excess of ~US$ 14,470


Slot Machines (VLT) – 4%


Slot Machines (and VLT) - ~US$ 540 per machine


GGR Gambling equipment


Special Monthly Monthly Tax


Vice Tax


MARKET SIZE


US$ 2,736,249,495 made up the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) in 2022.


REGULATED VERTICALS • Online gambling • Card games • Land-based casinos • Land-based slots • Land-based sports betting • Land-based lottery (state monopoly) AVAILABLE GAMBLING LICENCES • Online gambling licence u


Class I licence – for all B2C online gambling


u Class II licence – for B2B online gambling providers u Class III – for online lottery (state monopoly)


• Poker Club licence • Land-based Casino licence • Slot Machines licence


• Land-based Sports Betting licence (includes the following types of betting which differ in the amount of the license fee: Mutual bets; Fixed odd bets and Counter bets).


Apart from licensing, there is also an authorisation regime for each type of license, which varies by reference to the type of activity. For example, in case of land-based slot vertical, authorisation is granted for each slot machine, while for land-based poker clubs or land-based casinos, authorisation is granted for the location where the respective operations are conducted.


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