Official language: Romanian
Population: 21,504,442
Currency: Leu (RON)

Current Exchange Rate
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1 GBP = RON
1 USD = RON

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Sports Betting in Romania
Sports betting in Romania is completely legal, and is one of the most popular forms of gambling in the entire country. Bets can be placed at one of the several hundred betting shops found scattered throughout all of Romania's major cities. There are more than 20 companies licensed to provide sports betting services to Romanians.

One of the largest Romanian sportsbooks is Leisure & Gaming PLC. The government of Romania made the decision several years ago to open up the sports betting industry to foreign interests, and to levy taxes on all wagers in order to take their share of the profits. In recent years, foreign bookmakers like Stanleybet and Betshop have opened up hundreds of betting shops across Romania.

Online Sports Betting in Romania
While online gambling in Romania is not legal, it is not illegal either. There are actually no specific laws covering the topic of making bets on the internet. This means that the Romanian government does not give out licenses for Romanian companies to offer online gambling, so all Romanian online sportsbooks are actually controlled by foreign companies and are hosted offshore.

Some of the major international bookmakers, especially those with betting shops set up in Romania, offer their online services to Romanian players. Some of these even have Romanian translations of their sites, letting players bet on sports in their own language. If the local government ever decides to open up to internet gambling, any of the 20 licensed Romanian bookmakers might move online to offer sportsbook sites.