Romania's National Gambling Office (ONJN) has signed a cooperation protocol with the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest) for the development of a new self-exclusion IT system — one of the most advanced in Europe for the gambling sector.
What Self-Exclusion Is and How It Currently Works
Self-exclusion allows players who recognise they have a gambling problem to voluntarily register on a list that bars them from all licensed platforms. In Romania, the current system has significant limitations — the process is fragmented and there is no fully functional centralised database.
What the New System Brings
The new system developed by ICI Bucharest will introduce identity verification via document scanning and biometric verification, making it impossible for a self-excluded player to access gaming platforms under an alternative identity. The system will be centralised, managed directly by ONJN and mandatory for all licensed operators.
Implementation Timeline
The first features are expected to become operational during 2026. A functioning self-exclusion system is one of the most important protections available to problem gamblers.