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Georgian online casino employees to go on strike

At least 5000 employees of Evolution Georgia, an online gambling service, will reportedly go on strike demanding better working conditions and higher salaries. On Friday, representatives of the employees announced that they would begin their strike on 12 July, citing unsafe and unsanitary workplace conditions, harassment by managers, and meagre…

Jobs ・ 05 July 2024

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VGW Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Illegal Gambling Operations In Georgia

Interactive entertainment company VGW has been accused of unlawfully operating and marketing its internet gambling websites within the state of Georgia, according to a class action lawsuit. Destiny Kennedy filed the class action lawsuit last week against VGW's Holdings Limited, Malta Limited, Luckyland Inc., and GP Limited. Kennedy alleges that VGW…

Law ・ 03 June 2024

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Popular online game operators face class action over 'illegal' gambling claims

An online social casino and poker game developer unlawfully operates and markets its internet gambling websites within the state of Georgia, a new class action lawsuit alleges. Plaintiff Destiny Kennedy's class action lawsuit claims VGW Holdings Limited and its subsidiary companies violate Georgia Law by operating casino games on the websites…

Law ・ 30 May 2024

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Online Game Sites Hit With Class Claims For 'Illegal' Gambling

By Madeline Lyskawa (May 21, 2024, 5:15 PM EDT) -- The operators of online games Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots and Global Poker have been slapped with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court accusing them of conducting illegal commercial gambling operations in the Peach State....

Poker ・ 22 May 2024

Gambling Insider

Evoplay partners with Europebet for Georgian expansion

Evoplay has partnered with Europebet as part of its plans to expand in Georgia. Part of the Betsson Group brand, Europebet players will now have access to a range of online Evoplay titles, including slots such as Temple of Thunder and Hot Triple Sevens, as well as instant games such as Penalty Shoot-Out. The online gaming platform offers a range of…

Industry ・ 13 May 2024

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Overview Of Gambling Laws In Georgia

Gambling laws are quite complicated in United States if not controversial. Each state has its own law when it comes to gambling and Georgia is no different. Laws in Georgia regarding this are rather strict but Online gambling on offshore establishments is allowed. That said, there are a few things you need to keep in mind when engaging in gambling…

Law ・ 27 December 2023

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EGSC Foundation Casino Night fundraising event was a huge success

The East Georgia State College (EGSC) Foundation hosted its first Casino Night fundraising event on Thursday, November 9. The event was held at the Swainsboro Country Club and featured casino games that guests played for a chance to win various prizes. A silent auction was also held during the event to raise funds for the EGSC Foundation. "We are…

Finance ・ 30 November 2023

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Georgia raises gambling tax rates

In his budget speech, Irakli Gharibashvili said that sector turnover grew from GEL48bn to GEL52bn ($19.2bn/£15.5bn/€17.9bn). This 2022 level was described as a "catastrophic figure" by the Eastern European nation's prime minister. Gharibashvili noted his surprise at this increased participation rate, which came despite the imposition of a ban on…

Law ・ 06 November 2023

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EGSC Foundation hosting Casino Night Fundraising Event

The East Georgia State College (EGSC) Foundation is excited to host its first Casino Night fundraising event on Thursday, November 9. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Swainsboro Country Club and will feature casino games that guests can play for a chance to win various prizes. Tickets for the event are $50 and include play money for the casino…

Finance ・ 01 November 2023

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$1M+ Won In Georgia Powerball; Jackpot Swells To $725M

GEORGIA - Someone became a $2 million winner, while a second person scored $1 million, in Wednesday's Powerball. No one secured the largest prize of $672 million, according to the lottery results. The jackpot now sits at $725 million. It is unknown from where the winning tickets were purchased. The winning numbers were 16, 27, 59, 62 and 63. The…

Lottery ・ 22 September 2023

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CreedRoomz adds its catalog of live casino games to LeaderBet's aggregation platform

Live casino software and services provider CreedRoomz has partnered with Georgian gaming aggregator LeaderBet to make its extensive catalog of live casino games available on the platform. CreedRoomz notes that this deal is part of its efforts to seek new partnerships with big industry names, and that it is "on a constant mission" of making its…

Industry ・ 10 July 2023

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CreedRoomz Partners with Lider Bet, Offers Live Casino in Georgia

Image Source: CreedRoomz CreedRoomz, a tech company providing high-quality live casino solutions, has unveiled a new partnership with Lider Bet/Leader-Bet, a Georgia-based iGaming and betting operator. Under the agreement, the former party will fuel Lider Bet's leading platform with live content. As announced, CreedRoomz's full catalog of live…

Industry ・ 07 July 2023

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Bgaming allies with aggregator Geogrator, expanding its reach into Georgia

Online casino provider BGaming announced it has agreed a partnership with Georgia-compliant aggregator Geogrator. The n ew deal will see BGaming's portfolio made available to Georgian online casinos through a local aggregator to expand its reach into Georgia. By combining their resources, BGaming and white-label solutions provider Geogrator will…

Industry ・ 17 April 2023

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Georgia shakes up gambling laws despite licence fee concerns

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…

Law ・ 23 February 2023

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Batumi increases casino fees to maximum level, angering operators

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…

Finance ・ 12 January 2023

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Relax Gaming Onboards SmartSoft Content

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…

Industry ・ 12 January 2023

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Spribe Aviator Game Algorithm

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…

Industry ・ 11 January 2023

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Lottery winner jailed after pumping jackpot prize into crystal meth drug empire

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…

Incidents ・ 14 December 2022

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SmartSoft partners with Entain

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…

Industry ・ 02 December 2022

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Georgian Govt to Introduce Permit Requirement for Specific Online Gambling Operations

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…

Industry ・ 30 November 2022

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Gov’t to introduce permit requirement for specific online gambling operations

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…

Industry ・ 28 November 2022

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Pragmatic Play's deal with Entain's brand Crystalbet in Georgia adds live casino titles

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…

Live Gambling ・ 21 October 2022

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GrooveGaming and SmartSoft Seal Content Deal

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…

Strategy Guide ・ 18 October 2022

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Deputy finance minister, gambling industry representatives discuss business-related conditions for Georgia’s EU candidacy

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…

Industry ・ 19 September 2022

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Over 1 mln individuals on gambling ban list in Georgia

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…

Lottery ・ 18 August 2022

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PopOK Gaming Has Received a Certificate for Georgia

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,…

Travel ・ 10 August 2022

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SmartSoft Gaming content added to Pariplay’s Fusion® offering

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…

Roulette ・ 28 July 2022

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Flowery Branch man arrested for commercial gambling at Tannery Row in Buford

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…

Incidents ・ 18 June 2022

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Pragamatic Play Live Casino Crystalbet in Georgia

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…

Live Gambling ・ 16 March 2022

European Gaming

Pragmatic Play Grows Crystalbet Deal with Live Casino Titles

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…

Live Gambling ・ 16 March 2022

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The Georgian PM has called for banning online casinos

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…

Covid ・ 23 February 2022

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SoftGamings and SmartSoft Gaming Deal Finalized

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…

Industry ・ 08 February 2022

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Georgian government moves to rein in gambling

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,…

Finance ・ 27 January 2022

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Georgian authorities declare war to online casinos

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 -…

Incidents ・ 07 January 2022

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Georgia passes bill with gambling restrictions, higher taxes and age limit, advertising ban

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…

Finance ・ 23 December 2021

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Georgia passes sweeping gambling restrictions

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…

Strategy Guide ・ 22 December 2021

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Georgia PM calls for the prohibition of online casino

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…

Jobs ・ 20 December 2021

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Georgia PM moves forward on tax, age and advertising clampdown of gambling

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…

Finance ・ 01 December 2021

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Georgia Outlines New Gambling Rules, Blocking Ads and U-25 from Gambling

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…

Winnings ・ 30 November 2021

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Georgia Turns on Gambling as PM Envisions Banning Online Casinos

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…

Jobs ・ 23 November 2021

European Gaming

WorldMatch enters Georgia with 170 slots

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,…

Industry ・ 21 October 2021

iGaming Business

Slotegrator and SmartSoft Gaming enter a partnership

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,…

Industry ・ 19 October 2021

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Slotegrator integrates SmartSoft Gaming's slots and games

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…

Trust and Safety ・ 15 October 2021

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Casino Night returns to help women’s shelter

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…

Covid ・ 23 September 2021

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FortuneJack To Launch Tesla Giveaway To Reward Top Gamers

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…

Sports ・ 18 August 2021

European Gaming

BetGames debuts in Georgia with Europebet

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…

Lottery ・ 03 August 2021

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The Best Casino Film Locations in Georgia

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…

Games ・ 07 July 2021

World Casino News

Playson online slots live in Georgian market

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…

Bonuses ・ 07 May 2021

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Evolution Gaming doubles profits as live casino interest grows

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…

Live Gambling ・ 19 January 2021