Lottery gambling is legal in Georgia and operates under an exclusive license granted by the Ministry of Finance, with Georgian National Lottery managed by GNL LLC operating under the trademark Lotto.ge for a period of ten years until 2027 (1). The license allows the company to offer draw lotto games and instant lottery scratch cards including Golden Fleece, Seven, and Pharaoh, with tickets available at more than 1,000 sales points across Georgia (1).
In December 2021, Georgian lawmakers voted 82 to 1 in the third hearing to tighten gambling laws, increasing the legal age for gambling to 25 for Georgian citizens, with exceptions allowing foreigners and stateless persons to gamble from age 18 (2). The amendments mandate the Revenue Services of Georgia to manage lists of gambling-dependent persons and those barred from gambling, including civil servants and socially vulnerable persons affecting approximately one million citizens (2).
"The bill mandates the Revenue Services of Georgia to manage lists of gambling-dependent persons and those barred from gambling. The list of gambling-dependent persons would include those addicted to it, who are either self-registered or blacklisted by a Court."
The gambling sector saw increased taxes of 65-70 percent in total starting from January 1, 2022, along with strict advertising prohibitions on television, Georgian websites, and outdoors effective March 1, 2022 (2). Georgian National Lottery tickets feature high-grade security produced by Scientific Games International, ensuring fraud prevention through modern control and recording systems implemented with European partners (1).
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https://cbsgroup.ge/company/georgian-national-lottery
https://civil.ge/archives/463807
Last updated: 16-10-2025 Disclaimer: This article does not provide legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney directly.
