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| Rank | Name | Score | Platforms | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betfair | 8.6 | Web, iOS, Android | — | Exchange plus sportsbook. On the exchange you bet against other people and can lay (bet against) an outcome; commission applies. |
| 2 | Superbet | 8.4 | Web, iOS, Android | — | Romanian-born bookmaker with betting shops and a social feed, SuperSocial, where you can copy other users' tickets. |
| 3 | Betano | 8.2 | Web, iOS, Android | — | Kaizen Gaming's brand, licensed in Romania and registered in Ontario, among other markets. Has a bet builder for football. |
| 4 | Casa Pariurilor | 7.8 | Web, iOS, Android | — | Part of the Fortuna group, with agencies across Romania and a full online site. |
| 5 | Unibet | 7.8 | Web, iOS, Android | — | European bookmaker licensed in the UK, Ireland and Romania, among other countries. It left the US and Ontario in 2024. |
| 6 | Fortuna | 7.7 | Web, iOS, Android | — | Central European bookmaker group trading in Romania as eFortuna. Agencies plus online, football-led. |
| 7 | NetBet | 7.5 | Web, iOS, Android | — | Online-only bookmaker and casino licensed in Romania. Straightforward sportsbook without agencies. |
| 8 | MaxBet | 7.3 | Web | — | Known in Romania for its gaming halls first, with an online sportsbook and casino alongside. |
This page goes through the best-known betting sites in Romania and says what each one is. It carries no bonus offers, no promo codes and no affiliate links, so your sign-up is worth nothing to me.
The readers I have in mind are adults in Romania who’ve already decided to bet, and Romanians abroad who want to understand the home market. The names you’ll see: Superbet, a Romanian-born bookmaker with a big agency network; Betano, one of the biggest online books in the country; Casa Pariurilor and Fortuna, which belong to the same group; MaxBet and NetBet; plus the international brands Betfair and Unibet. Each row says what the bookmaker does well and what it doesn’t.
Licensing is simple to check. Online betting in Romania is regulated by ONJN, the National Gambling Office, which publishes a list of licensed operators and a blacklist of unlicensed ones. Every bookmaker here is listed as holding an ONJN licence, but those details are still being verified by hand, and brands do enter and leave the market. Look the bookmaker up on ONJN’s list before you deposit.
No picks, no accuracy mark: bookmakers are judged on the other five criteria. The methodology page explains the scoring. None of these entries has been reviewed hands-on, so every score is a provisional one.
Romanian betting culture loves the long accumulator slip. Before you build one, the parlay calculator shows how fast the chance of winning shrinks with every selection, and what is a parlay explains why bookmakers are so happy to take them. For football research, start at the football betting hub. Other countries are on the main bookmakers list.
18+ only. Most bettors lose over time. If betting has stopped being fun, see the responsible gambling page.
Exchange plus sportsbook. On the exchange you bet against other people and can lay (bet against) an outcome; commission applies.
Web · iOS · Android
Romanian-born bookmaker with betting shops and a social feed, SuperSocial, where you can copy other users' tickets.
Web · iOS · Android
Kaizen Gaming's brand, licensed in Romania and registered in Ontario, among other markets. Has a bet builder for football.
Web · iOS · Android
Part of the Fortuna group, with agencies across Romania and a full online site.
Web · iOS · Android
European bookmaker licensed in the UK, Ireland and Romania, among other countries. It left the US and Ontario in 2024.
Web · iOS · Android
Central European bookmaker group trading in Romania as eFortuna. Agencies plus online, football-led.
Web · iOS · Android
Online-only bookmaker and casino licensed in Romania. Straightforward sportsbook without agencies.
Web · iOS · Android
Known in Romania for its gaming halls first, with an online sportsbook and casino alongside.
Web
Yes, for adults aged 18 and over, with an operator licensed by ONJN, the National Gambling Office (Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc). Romania has licensed online betting for about a decade. Betting with a site that has no Romanian licence is illegal for the operator and leaves you without any protection.
ONJN publishes a list of licensed online operators on its website, with the company name and the approved domains, and a separate blacklist of unlicensed sites. A licensed bookmaker also shows its licence number in the footer. If the domain you're on isn't on the approved list, don't deposit.
On this list Betfair has the highest score, then Superbet and Betano, which are the two names most Romanian bettors compare first. Casa Pariurilor, Unibet, Fortuna, NetBet and MaxBet follow. Scores are provisional. If you like betting in a shop as well as online, the brands with agency networks have an edge.
Yes, gambling winnings are taxed in Romania, and licensed operators handle the deduction for online players. The thresholds and rates have been changed several times in recent years, so I won't quote numbers that may be out of date. Check the current rules with ANAF or on your bookmaker's help pages.
It's the bet slip. Romanian bettors traditionally build a bilet with several selections, which is an accumulator or parlay: every pick has to win for the slip to pay. The payout looks big because the chance of winning is small. One or two selections per slip is less exciting and far kinder to your money.
With several of them, yes. Superbet, Casa Pariurilor, Fortuna and MaxBet all have agencies or gaming halls as well as websites, according to their listings, while NetBet is online only. Shop and online accounts don't always share a balance, so ask how deposits and withdrawals work before you rely on it.
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