Georgia Transitions International iGaming Licence Regime from Pilot to Full Rollout
Georgia has shifted its international iGaming licence from a July 2026 pilot to full rollout, offering a combined 6% GGR tax, five-year terms, remote onboarding, and no corporate tax on reinvested profits. The program leverages Tbilisi’s tech hub and targets operators across multiple regions while remaining separate from the domestic market. (54 words)
SCCG Take — Operators gain a low-tax remote licensing option but must assess banking access and regulatory acceptance in their target jurisdictions. Early onboarding velocity will indicate whether Georgia can scale as a credible international hub. (32 words)
Georgia has moved its International iGaming Licence regime from a pilot phase launched in July 2026 to full rollout. The first licensees are preparing to go live as the country works to attract international gambling businesses. Random Systems Georgia (RSG), appointed by the Georgian Government to regulate gambling, confirmed the transition.
The regime covers corporate banking, payments, fintech, compliance, and business process outsourcing services. It includes a five-year licence with access to Georgian corporate banking and gambling-coded MCC 7995 payment processing. The structure carries a 5% gross gaming revenue tax and a 1% regulatory monitoring fee for a combined 6% charge on GGR, plus an annual permit fee. Reinvested profits incur no corporate tax. Onboarding occurs remotely without any requirement for a physical office in the country.
Framework Scope and Market Separation
Parliament has approved permits for the international provision of online casino games, slots and sports betting. The regime operates separately from Georgia’s domestic gambling market and bars Georgian citizens from participating. It builds on the existing iGaming technology base in Tbilisi, which includes operations from Spribe, SmartSoft, Evolution Gaming, Flutter, Entain and Betsson.
Outlook for Licensee Activation
Georgia International Strategic Group (GISG) began promoting the framework internationally in September to operators in Western markets, Asia, the CIS and Central Asia. In July, RSG Supervisory Board Member Vakhtang Katamadze stated that Georgia had the foundations for the international regime but needed to demonstrate that its regulatory and institutional framework could meet international expectations. Banks have started onboarding operators, and the regulator responds to applications within days. Further changes to operator terms could be announced in October 2026, as first reported by Yogonet International. Execution speed on these applications will determine how quickly the full rollout converts interest into licensed operations.
Reporting: Yogonet International
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