Romania Class 2 (B2B) gambling license

Who needs a Romania Class 2 license?

Every supplier to a Romanian Class 1 operator, wherever it is incorporated. ONJN licenses activity categories, not individual products: one license covers all your titles in that category. The Annex to OUG 77/2009 lists eight categories, each with its own €20,000 annual fee.

On the ONJN register, Class 2 is the larger market: 409 license entries held by 353 companies, against 27 Class 1 operators (28 October 2026). Which products need an operator license and which a supplier license: which games of chance require a license in Romania. How to read a register entry and what it proves to partners: what is the ONJN license. Affiliates: the €35,000-a-year affiliate license and licensing conditions for affiliate sites.

What Class 2 does not cover

• No activity with players. Class 2 is a supplier license. It does not allow you to take bets, run a casino or betting site or contract with players; that needs a Class 1 license and ONJN operating authorizations.
• Generic IT services. The hosting category covers the management and hosting of a gambling platform. General IT services, office software, or general-purpose cloud and hosting not dedicated to running a gambling platform are not a Class 2 category.
• More than one activity. Each activity is a separate category. A supplier that provides both game software and hosting needs both categories licensed: two entries on the ONJN register, each with its own €20,000 annual fee.
• Affiliates are covered. Promoting gambling operators to players in Romania for payment (CPA, revenue share, hybrid or fixed fee), through a review site, comparison site, blog, social media or ad network, is the affiliate category. See the advertising rules for affiliates.

Romania Class 2 fees and costs

For comparison with Class 1 operator and land-based fees, see our analysis Gambling Taxes in Romania in 2026: Licensing, Authorization, and Their Impact on Operators. Your clients operate in a market where gambling companies reported about RON 17.7 billion of turnover in 2025 (company turnover, not GGR): see our analysis Romania's Gambling Market in 2026: Industry Growth, Taxation and Forecasts for 2027. Background on the responsible gambling contribution for Class 2 suppliers and the wider RG regime.

There is no file-analysis fee for Class 2 — the €3,500 charge applies only to Class 1 applications. Compare: a Class 1 operator's fixed floor is €1,280,000 a year. Professional fees for the dossier, representation, certification and ORDA registration are quoted per project.

When and how the fees are paid

• Year 1: the €10,500 issuance fee and the first €20,000 license fee after ONJN approves the application and before the license is issued; the €15,000 responsible-gambling contribution within 10 days of approval (OUG 77/2009 art. 10(6)).
• Years 2–10: the €20,000 license fee at least 10 days before each anniversary of the license (HG 111/2016 art. 148) and the €15,000 contribution by 25 January (art. 10(6)). The contribution is owed in full for the calendar year, even if the license ends during the year (art. 10(6¹)).
• How: by bank transfer to the state budget accounts indicated by ONJN, with the proof of payment filed with ONJN. A foreign licensee first obtains a Romanian tax identification code.
• Late payment: paying more than 30 days after the due date is a ground for revocation of the license (art. 17(2)(a)).

Where the money goes: under art. 13 of OUG 77/2009, as amended, and the related budget legislation, including Law 30/2022, the fees are split 98.8% to the state budget, 1% to the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) and 0.2% to the National Paralympic Committee (CNP). The split is part of the amounts above, not an extra charge.

From kickoff to ONJN register

Setting up the supplier company: Romania company formation for a Class 2 license. Choosing between a direct EU, EEA or Swiss application and a Romanian SRL: resident vs non-resident Class 2 licensing. The application step by step, with the 2025–2026 reporting duties: how to obtain a gambling B2B license in Romania. Both license classes side by side: the Romania iGaming license guide for 2026.

1. Week 1

   Pre-assessment

   Corporate structure and UBO review, KYC pre-screening, activity categories to license, gap analysis with a remediation plan.

2. Weeks 2–6

   Dossier assembly

   Corporate, KYC and financial files; technical and security documentation; lab certificates; AML, RG and GDPR policies; source-code registration plan — drafted, translated and apostilled.

3. Week 6–7

   Submission

   We file with ONJN as your representative under power of attorney.

4. Weeks 7–11

   ONJN review

   Corporate and financial verification, background checks, technical review and clarifications. We manage all correspondence in Romanian; ONJN decides within 30 days of a complete file.

5. ~Week 12

   Issuance and register listing

   Fees paid (€45,500 in year one): the €10,500 issuance fee and the first €20,000 license fee after approval, before the license is issued; the €15,000 responsible-gambling contribution within 10 days of approval (OUG 77/2009 art. 10(6)). The license is issued and your company listed on the ONJN Class 2 register — your proof to operators. From year two, the license fee is due at least ten days before each anniversary (HG 111/2016 art. 148) and the contribution by 25 January.

Who can apply for a Class 2 license

The ONJN Class 2 license is for businesses that supply the gambling industry (B2B), not for operators that deal with players directly; those need a Class 1 license. It covers suppliers of game software and platforms, manufacturers and distributors of gaming equipment, data centers and hosting providers, payment processors, auditors and certification bodies, and affiliates that promote gambling operators.

1. The applicant's legal form

• Eligible entities: a Romanian company, or a legal entity validly incorporated in an EU member state, an EEA state or the Swiss Confederation. Groups established elsewhere (for example the UK, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man or Curaçao) apply through one of these.
• Business purpose: the company's articles of association must include the activities it is applying for, such as marketing and affiliate services, software development or payment processing.
• Seat: unlike Class 1, which can impose strict seat and presence requirements, a Class 2 applicant incorporated abroad does not need a permanent physical establishment in Romania.
• Foreign licensees appoint a representative in Romania.

2. The people behind the applicant

• Good repute and clean records: the legal representatives, directors, significant shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners must be of good repute. ONJN checks their criminal record certificates (or the equivalent from their country of residence) and their tax record certificates. These must not show offenses, economic crimes or sanctions incompatible with gambling legislation.
• Transparent ownership: the shareholding must be fully transparent up to the ultimate beneficial owner, so that ONJN can identify clearly who controls the applicant, directly or indirectly.

Legal basis: OUG 77/2009 and HG 111/2016.

Class 2 document checklist

Foreign documents in certified Romanian translation, apostilled where required.

Source-code registration and ORDA

Romania requires software, RNG and game-content suppliers to register source code; builds are stored for at least one year and then destroyed under a formal procedure. Aggregators carry the duty for every studio they distribute. We also register proprietary software with ORDA (the Romanian Copyright Office), which keeps the IP position clean for operators, acquirers and investors and shortens the technical review.

Supplier duties since Law 141/2025 and Law 239/2025

Since 2025 a Class 2 license comes with policing duties. Law 141/2025 (in force 28 July 2025) added the geolocation, blocking and reporting rules to art. 1 of OUG 77/2009 and, from 27 August 2025, made serving an unlicensed operator a criminal offense; Law 239/2025 (in force 18 December 2025) widened the ban to any operator targeting Romania and made the supplier block players itself.

The consequences are serious. Serving an unlicensed operator that targets Romania, or a blacklisted domain, is an offense under art. 25(1)(m)–(o), punishable by 6 months to 2 years in prison or a fine, and the Supervisory Committee revokes the Class 2 license (art. 25(3)). The older contravention for contracts that let an unlicensed entity operate, a fine of RON 150,000–200,000 with confiscation of the proceeds, still applies (art. 26¹(5)). On the basis of the monthly statements, ONJN can add the domains reported to the blacklist (art. 1(5⁹)). Details: Class 2 reporting obligations under Law 141/2025 and the ban on serving unlicensed sites; for how domains reach the list, how sites get blacklisted.

Advertising rules for Class 2 affiliates

Affiliate marketing is a commercial communication for gambling, so a Class 2 affiliate follows the advertising rules of OUG 77/2009 and its methodological norms (HG 111/2016). Missing the mandatory elements is a breach that can lead to sanctions up to revocation of the Class 2 license.

1. License details on the site

• Your own Class 2 license: the license number and the ONJN decision under which it was granted, for example "Licență Clasa 2 nr. [număr] din [data], emisă de ONJN".
• The operator's Class 1 license: next to each operator review, tracking link or banner, the series and number of the Class 1 license of the operator you promote. The operator must be licensed and active; linking to blacklisted or unlicensed sites is prohibited.

2. Mandatory messages and markings

• ONJN logo: the official logo of the Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc, clearly visible in the promotional content.
• Ban on minors: an explicit statement that minors may not take part in gambling, with the 18+ symbol.
• Responsible gambling: a responsible-gambling message, such as "Joacă responsabil!", ideally linking to self-exclusion and support resources.

3. Further obligations

• Commercial transparency: label promotional content so users recognize the commercial relationship, for example "Acest site conține linkuri de afiliat".
• Licensed operators only: send traffic only to operators holding a valid Romanian Class 1 license. Promoting an unlicensed operator that targets Romania is a criminal offense (art. 25(1)(m)–(o)) and leads to revocation of the Class 2 license.
• Content limits: no promise of guaranteed winnings, and no public figures, influencers or imagery likely to appeal to minors.

The advertising rules for operators (time slots, outdoor limits, self-excluded players) are on the Class 1 license page.

Keeping the license: ongoing obligations

Issuance is only the start. Keeping a Class 2 license means meeting a set of ongoing obligations, expanded significantly by Law 141/2025 and ONJN Order 33/2025. Breaches carry fines, criminal liability under art. 25 OUG 77/2009 and, for the most serious, revocation of the license.

• Monthly report by the 10th: software, platform/hosting and payment licensees send ONJN a consolidated statement of the players they blocked and the domains, platforms and apps involved (art. 1(5⁸)). They also keep a report available for ONJN on request, listing the countries their system is accessed from and the operators giving access to Romanian players (art. 1(5⁶)).
• Change notifications, all Class 2 licensees: any significant change to the data on which the license was granted (beneficial owner, directors, registered office, company name, criminal record, share capital and the other items in Order 33/2025) is notified within 48 hours when filing online, or five working days when filing by post or at ONJN's registry (art. 12(2)).

Running the licensed business day to day: how a Class 2 supplier stays compliant and commercially viable. Every Class 2 fee and reporting date on one page: the Romania gambling compliance calendar. For affiliates: affiliate opportunities with Romanian-licensed gambling operators.

How we manage Class 2 compliance

We run these obligations for you as one integrated service:

• Reporting and payment calendar: the monthly statement by the 10th (nil if none), the annual license fee, the 25 January contribution and every change notification, tracked and filed on time.
• Monthly client screening: your operator portfolio and their domains checked against the ONJN blacklist and the Class 1 register.
• AML and GDPR review: your obligations under Law 129/2019 and the GDPR assessed and documented.
• Representation before ONJN: correspondence, inspections and information requests, by our in-house lawyers.

The full reporting rules: Class 2 reporting obligations under Law 141/2025.

Romania Class 2 vs other B2B routes

Romania Class 2 is one of the lowest-cost licenses issued by an EU regulator. It gives access to the Romanian market and an EU supervisory record that operators and acquirers recognize. An offshore B2B certificate (for example Anjouan) is cheaper but is a different product: it does not admit you to any regulated EU market. Suppliers targeting several EU markets usually pair Romania with Malta or the target markets' own supplier licenses. A Romanian license can also support recognition elsewhere: see which jurisdictions recognize foreign gambling licenses. If you plan to take bets from Romanian players yourself, you need the Class 1 operator license instead.