{"id":18890,"date":"2026-09-29T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=18890"},"modified":"2026-09-29T06:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:54:18","slug":"georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia activates international iGaming licence with 6% GGR tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia fully activated its new international iGaming regime on <strong>September 28, 2026<\/strong>, combining a <strong>five-year licence, corporate banking, payment processing, technical supervision and a dedicated tax framework<\/strong> for operators targeting foreign markets from the country. Georgian citizens are expressly excluded from participating in the licensed international platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reform was approved by Parliament on <strong>June 25, 2026<\/strong> through amendments to the <strong>Law on the Organization of Lotteries, Gambling and Prize Games<\/strong> and related legislation. On <strong>July 3<\/strong>, the <strong>Revenue Service<\/strong> confirmed the creation of new permits for online casino, slots and totalizator activities conducted through international systemic-electronic platforms, with each permit valid for <strong>five years<\/strong> and carrying an annual fee of <strong>GEL100,000 per category<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax2.png 846w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax2-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax2-768x519.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Vakhtang Katamadze<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The international framework, promoted by <strong>Georgia International Strategic Group (GISG)<\/strong>, applies a <strong>5% tax on GGR<\/strong> plus a <strong>1% regulatory monitoring fee<\/strong>, bringing the total burden to <strong>6% of GGR<\/strong>. It also offers <strong>0% corporate income tax while profits are reinvested<\/strong> and <strong>15% when profits are distributed<\/strong>, together with remote onboarding, no mandatory office requirement and no minimum employee quota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18893\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.256704980842912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax3.png 885w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax3-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/georgia-activates-international-igaming-licence-with-6-ggr-tax3-768x340.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key operational development announced now is that licensees can access <strong>Georgian corporate bank accounts<\/strong> and payment processing under <strong>MCC 7995<\/strong>, the merchant category code used by the gambling industry. Georgia is seeking to avoid a common problem in emerging jurisdictions; offering licences without functional banking and payment infrastructure. The state authority is the <strong>Revenue Service of Georgia<\/strong>, operating under the <strong>Ministry of Finance<\/strong> and headed since <strong>September 14, 2026 by Mamuka Baratashvili<\/strong>, Deputy Minister of Finance and Head of the Revenue Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technical layer is handled by <strong>Random Systems Georgia (RSG)<\/strong>, designated as the <strong>Selected Person<\/strong> responsible for electronic control, certification and system integration. <strong>Vakhtang Katamadze<\/strong>, a member of its Supervisory Board, has promoted the model as a complete iGaming ecosystem rather than simply another licence. Tbilisi already hosts operations from <strong>Spribe, SmartSoft, Evolution, Flutter, Entain and Betsson<\/strong>, while the first licensees are preparing to enter the market and GISG has signaled another regulatory enhancement for <strong>October 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia fully activated its new international iGaming regime on September 28, 2026, combining a five-year licence, corporate banking, payment processing, technical supervision and a dedicated tax framework for operators targeting foreign markets from the country. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18891,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3184,15,3343,624,102,585,105,1218],"class_list":["post-18890","europe","type-europe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-europe","tag-gambling","tag-georgia","tag-igaming","tag-online-betting","tag-online-gambling","tag-sports-betting","tag-tax","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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