Georgia Casinos

How Gambling Is Regulated in Georgia

Georgia licenses and taxes gambling through its Revenue Service, and the sector has grown into a significant part of the economy, anchored by casino hubs in Tbilisi, Batumi, and the Adjara region. Both land-based and online operators require licences. In recent years the government has tightened the rules, raising the minimum gambling age to 25 for many products, restricting domestic advertising, and adding a self-exclusion register to curb problem gambling. This has made the market more regulated than it was during its rapid early growth.

What Georgian Players Should Know

A useful nugget: Georgia introduced a ban list system that automatically excludes certain groups, such as public sector employees and welfare recipients, from gambling, one of the stricter access-control models in the region. Players should use only licensed sites, verify their identity, and set deposit and time limits before playing. Responsible gambling matters regardless of a market’s legal status, so treat it as entertainment rather than income. For broader context on how different countries handle regulation, see our country guides hub. Official information is published by the Revenue Service of Georgia, which licenses and supervises operators.