Location: Georgia

Irakli Garibashvili, the prime minister of Georgia, has signed off on a package of reforms to the country's gambling laws, including new rules that limited online casinos to land-based organisations. The reforms are the largest shake-up to the country's gambling laws since 2021, when Georgia attempted to reform its regulatory regime due to safer…

The city of Batumi in Georgia has doubled fees for gaming tables and slot machines, angering operators. Gambling licence fees in Georgia are administered by the central government, but additional table and slot machine fees are handled at municipal level. Fees for gaming tables are set between a range of GEL20000 (£6100/€6900/$7400) and…

Relax Gaming, a leading provider and aggregator of iGaming content, has penned an agreement with a new studio. The innovative developer SmartSoft Gaming joined the list of Relax Gaming partners, becoming the latest addition to the Powerd By Relax platform. Under the agreement, SmartSoft's innovative and varied content will be brought onto Relax's…

Georgian company Spribe's innovative project called Aviator has revolutionized the iGaming industry. Crash Game Aviator was released on November 30, 2019, and established itself at the top of the best gambling games for money in its first six months. A brand-new social multiplayer game, Aviator, features an escalating curve that could crash…

A convicted drug dealer used his lottery millions to build a massive Breaking Bad-style crystal meth empire. At the age of 45, Ronnie Music Jr scooped a $3million (£1.5m) fortune just three years after being released from prison for running a meth lab and possessing an illegal gun. In 2015, the maintenance supervisor from Georgia, US, won the money…

Per the deal, SmartSoft will supply Entain with its portfolio of games, including its flagship title JetX. The deal will see SmartSoft extend its partnership with Entain brands. It already offers its games to Georgia-based Crystalbet, and will now offer its games to other Entain brands including Bwin, Sportingbet, PartyCasino and more. SmartSoft…

Online gambling businesses - including online casinos, slot machines and betting - will be subject to mandatory permits for specific types of operation, following the Georgian government's reveal of amendments to the relevant law on Monday. According to the bill, online casino permits will be issued only to casino holders, with online slot machine…

Online gambling businesses - including online casinos, slot machines and betting - will be subject to mandatory permits for specific types of operation, following the Georgian government's reveal of amendments to the relevant law on Monday. According to the bill, online casino permits will be issued only to casino holders, with online slot machine…

Pragmatic Play has enlarged its partnership with Entain's brand Crystalbet to supply its suite of Live Casino games in Georgia. The Georgian operator already offers Pragmatic Play's diverse slot portfolio and will now provide its vast range of live products such as Mega Wheel, Sweet Bonanza CandyLand, and the more traditional experiences…

After striking a content distribution deal with Spinomenal in June, the iGaming aggregator with a portfolio of 5000 games from 60 providers Groove Gaming has announced the addition of a fresh name to its offering. Georgia-based SmartSoft Gaming is the latest gaming studio to join the aggregator that has "carved out a hard-won reputation" as one of…

Georgian deputy finance minister Mikheil Dundua on Monday met with representatives of the country's gambling business to discuss the sections related to the industry in the European Union's 12-point conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status, the ministry of finance said. The discussion involved a review of articles in the…

Over one million Georgian citizens have been included in the list of individuals banned from online gambling and not allowed in brick-and-mortar casinos in the country since the introduction of new regulations for the gambling business on March 1. The Revenue Service said on Thursday 1449124 had been included in the list since the Law on Organising…

The innovative iGaming developer and service provider PopOK Gaming is now certified to offer its games in Georgia. PopOK Gaming now extends its iGaming activities to Georgia as well. This way, local players will have access to our engaging games already loved by many. 18 games, such as Yummy, Lost Treasure, Diamond Flash, 20 Hot Bar, Sultan's Tale,…

NeoGames S.A subsidiary Pariplay, the leading aggregator and content provider, has added the diverse portfolio of SmartSoft Gaming to its Fusion® offering. Georgia-based SmartSoft is a developer of innovative games across a number of verticals including slots, keno and roulette, in addition to a category of crash titles called XGames, of which the…

The Gwinnett County Police Special Investigations Unit has arrested Dennis Maxwell, age 51 of Flowery Branch for allegedly running an illegal gambling operation at 554 West Main Street in Buford, which is also known as the Tannery Row complex. Police say Maxwell tried to hide his illegal gambling operation behind the use of a charitable…

Also commenting on the collaboration, Jaba Peitrishvili, Chief Executive Officer for Crystalbet, said… "Pragmatic Play is well known for being one of the best multi-discipline suppliers within the industry and its slot portfolio has strongly performed with our customers." The CEO explained that bringing Pragmatic Play's "hit Live Casino games" to…

Pragmatic Play has enlarged its partnership with Entain brand Crystalbet to supply its suite of Live Casino games in Georgia. The leading Georgian operator already offers Pragmatic Play's diverse slot portfolio and will now provide its vast range of successful live products such as Mega Wheel, the recent hit Sweet Bonanza CandyLand and the more…

Georgia's independence as a nation has led to a steady increase in its economic freedoms in the last few decades, and the country is currently classed as'very high' on the Human Development Index. With a population of 3.7 million, Georgia is a member of many influential international organizations, and despite a period of economic and political…

SoftGamings has partnered with SmartSoft Gaming to supply its slots, table, and speciality games to operators in the CIS markets and beyond. Inventive developers are at the core of SoftGamings' aggregation platform, and the newest addition to its long list of game studios is SmartSoft Gaming. The Georgia-based company was created in 2015, but it…

Giorgi started gambling when he was 14. He started small, betting one lari (about $0.30), on online roulette. Soon, though, he was playing poker, roulette, and slots online, at a friend's home, and only going to school to try to borrow money from his classmates. A big win might amount to 500 lari ($160), which he would spend on some new clothes,…

The Georgian authorities came up with an initiative to ban online casinos in the country, Sputnik Georgia reports. At the first stage, it is planned to increase taxes for them, ban advertising, introduce an age limit (25+), and at the second stage, ban the activities of all online casinos altogether. The authorities moved from words to actions -…

Georgia's parliament passed a bill Wednesday imposing restrictions on gambling, including the rise of the age limit for gambling, banning advertisements, and increased taxes on the industry. The package law includes the imposition of a 10% tax on gross gaming revenue as opposed to the current tax on profits, as well as a 2% tax on winnings. The new…

Georgia's parliament has passed a bill imposing serious restrictions on gambling, including raising the age limit for gambling, banning advertisements, and increasing taxes on the industry. The law was voted through by the Georgian Dream MPs on Wednesday following expedited hearings in parliament. Activists have long campaigned for restrictions on…

Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, has declared that the government will enforce the toughest online casino protections of all Eastern European states. Yesterday, Gharibashvili instructed the government to adopt a'two-phase approach' to reform Georgia's gambling laws, enforcing stringent protections that will mirror a near'prohibition…

Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili has followed through on his demands for drastic restrictions to be placed on the online gambling industry protecting citizens and the economy. In an update at the Executive Government Meeting, Garibashvili backed a new draft proposal recommending that taxation on online gambling be increased, to an'overall tax base of…

The government of Georgia has detailed new prohibitions on online gambling along with the suspension of advertisement and a new tax regiment. This comes at the behest of the country's prime minister, Irakli Gharibashvili, who urged lawmakers to act on gambling last week. Gharibashvili has cited gambling-related harm as the reason why Georgia should…

Georgia, a once pro-gambling nation, is now making a 180-degree turn as the government considers cracking down on online casinos amid fears of money flowing out of the country. Georgia's Prime Minister, Irakli Gharibashvili, explained that the government's ambitions are to enforce the strongest online casino rules among all countries in the…

WorldMatch is very pleased to announce an important step forward in the CIS region expansion. All of WorldMatch's games have been declared aligned with the " Georgia Ministry of Finance, Requirements for Online Gaming Systems, Order no 243 as of 1 October 2020 ". WorldMatch's entire game offer is equipped with captivating in-play animations,…

Slotegrator and SmartSoft enter a partnership to offer Smartsoft's games through Slotegrator's APIgrator solution. Leading iGaming solutions provider and aggregator Slotegrator has entered a partnership with SmartSoft Gaming. The studio's catalogue is now available for integration into online casinos via Slotegrator's dedicated solution,…

Via its APIgrator solution, the company now has SmartSoft Gaming's porfolio available for integration into online casinos. Among its products are the slots "Samurai", "Magic Garden 10", and "Burning Ice 10". The studio also offers a range of PvP table games, and promotional tools like free spins and tournaments. iGaming solutions provider and…

BREVARD COUNTY - Supporting a cause has never been so fun, Serene Harbor is bringing back Casino Night after a successful first year before the pandemic. Tickets are still available at $100 per individual for adults 18 years and older, and all of the proceeds go directly to serving the community. This year's fundraiser is scheduled from 5-9 p.m. on…

Tbilisi, Georgia, August 16, 2021 - One of the oldest blockchain gaming companies, FortuneJack, is launching a Tesla giveaway to reward its loyal users and gamers in August. Blockchain online gaming site, FortuneJack announces a gaming competition across its community starting from August 16 and is expected to run for the next 30 days. The…

Continued European expansion reflects surge in demand for BetGames' products BetGames, the leading live dealer and betting games supplier, has seen its popular portfolio of live dealer and gaming titles roll out in Georgia with Europebet. The move comes at a time of unprecedented expansion for BetGames and is the latest in a line of alliances with…

It can be said with certainty that out of all the states in America, Georgia is one of the least friendly gambling states. While there are no land-based casinos in this state, Georgia citizens can gamble on offshore casino sites. And conveniently enough, some of the best casino film locations can be found in Georgia. Although online casinos and…

Nearing the end of its Easter Cash Days event, online casino software developer Playson has announced that it has secured a license that will allow it to supply its collection of smash hits to players within the Eastern European nation of Georgia. The Malta-headquartered firm is one of the first providers to have obtained a license in the regulated…

Live dealer online casino specialists Evolution Gaming nearly doubled their profits in the first quarter of 2020 as bettors sought out online alternatives following the pandemic-related shutdown of live sports. Figures released late last week show the Stockholm-listed Evolution's revenue hit €115.1m in the three months ending March 31, 45% higher…