{"id":777047979,"date":"2026-09-29T09:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777047979"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:32:30","slug":"georgia-international-igaming-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/georgia-international-igaming-licence","title":{"rendered":"Georgia launches international igaming licence ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The framework combines licensing, banking and payments for operators targeting international customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Georgia&#8217;s new igaming licensing framework covers international operations, excluding Georgian citizens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operators face a 5 per cent GGR tax plus a 1 per cent regulatory monitoring fee, alongside an annual permit fee on five-year licences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first licensees are preparing to launch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia.-\u00a0Random Systems Georgia (RSG), the firm designated by the Georgian government to regulate gambling and advise on technology and policy, has announced the full launch of Georgia&#8217;s international igaming licence regime. The framework allows operators targeting players outside of Georgia to apply for five-year licences along with banking, payments and compliance services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regime saw a <strong>soft launch in July<\/strong>. Operators cannot serve Georgian citizens. Commercial terms promoted by <strong>Georgia International Strategic Group<\/strong> (GISG) include a five-year licence, access to Georgian corporate banking, and arrangements for gambling-coded MCC 7995 payment processing. Operators face a 5 per cent tax on gross gaming revenue plus a 1 per cent regulatory monitoring fee along with an annual permit fee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reinvested profits are subject to 0 per cent corporate tax, and onboarding can be completed remotely, with no requirement for a physical office in Georgia. The country already has a strong presence of software providers, live casino operations, game studios and customer-support functions serving international companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vakhtang Katamadze<\/strong>, a supervisory board member at Random Systems Georgia, has described the approach as creating a country-level ecosystem rather than a standalone licensing jurisdiction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is Georgia\u2019s international igaming licence?<\/strong> It&#8217;s a regime for operators serving international customers, covering online casino games, slots and sports betting while excluding Georgian citizens from participation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How much tax do international igaming operators pay in Georgia?<\/strong> Operators face a 5 per cent tax on gross gaming revenue plus a 1 per cent regulatory monitoring fee, presented as a combined 6 per cent charge, as well as an annual permit fee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Does Georgia\u2019s international igaming regime require a local office?<\/strong> No. Onboarding can be completed remotely without requiring operators to maintain a physical office in Georgia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/armenia-strengthens-gambling-oversight-with-new-nationwide-monitoring-system\">Armenia names operator for new nationwide monitoring system<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The framework combines licensing, banking and payments for operators targeting international customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777047983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Georgia has fully launched its international iGaming licensing regime, managed by Random Systems Georgia, targeting global customers while explicitly excluding Georgian citizens. The framework offers five-year licenses, integrated banking and payment services, and a competitive 6% GGR tax structure with 0% corporate tax on reinvested profits, facilitating remote operations without a physical office requirement.","focusai_entities":"Random Systems Georgia (RSG), Georgia International Strategic Group (GISG), Vakhtang Katamadze","focusai_location":"Georgia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (1.0), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Georgia iGaming Market Entry?","query":"What are the specific regulatory hurdles and capital requirements for an established international iGaming operator to secure a five-year license under Georgia's new regime, particularly concerning the 0% corporate tax on reinvested profits?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Nuances?","query":"How will Random Systems Georgia ensure robust regulatory compliance and effective monitoring of GGR for international operators, given the remote onboarding and absence of a physical office requirement, especially regarding player geo-fencing to exclude Georgian citizens?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16331,156],"tags":[25178,1897,25423],"class_list":["post-777047979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elsewhere-news","category-regulation-news","tag-georgia","tag-igaming","tag-international-igaming-licence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777047979"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777047991,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047979\/revisions\/777047991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777047983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777047979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777047979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777047979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}