Overview
- Romania’s National Office for Gambling added Polymarket to its blacklist on Oct. 29 and instructed internet providers to block access in the country.
- The regulator said the platform constitutes counterparty betting that requires a license and stressed that wagers in crypto are treated the same as bets in lei under Romanian law.
- Authorities cited failures on tax reporting, required player-protection systems, and anti–money laundering controls as grounds for the action.
- Election activity on the site drew scrutiny, with reporting citing roughly $600 million in transactions for national contests and about $15–16 million for Bucharest markets.
- Polymarket is reported to be preparing a narrowly scoped U.S. return focused on sports by late November via its QCX acquisition and related CFTC no‑action guidance.