Gambling in Georgia

However, before that there is a history of gambling facilities in Georgia dating back to 1921.

In 2013, a minimum of 1.4% of the State Budget for Georgia was from gambling sources; while in the late 2010s continuing on through the present, problem gambling has become a rather significant issue in Georgia.

[1] Much of the gambling in Batumi is targeted towards Turkish tourists, due to Batumi's relative proximity to Turkey, and that gambling in Turkey is mostly illegal.

[2] This led the government to introduce new regulations in 2021 that go into effect in stages being fully in effect on 1 July 2024 that create far more stringent laws around gambling.

[2] There has also been a creation of a exclusion list that can either be voluntary self-exclusion or one can be excluded based on a request from a family member and a finding from a court after said request that one has a gambling addiction.