GAMING TOURISM IN GEORGIA
Tourism contributes trillions of dollars to the global economy, creates jobs and wealth, generating exports and capital investment Tourism accounts for 9% of global GDP (2013)
country2014: 12 months (12 months) Turkey1,435,822-10% Armenia1,321,5002% Azerbaijan1,282,22219% Russia810,2336% Ukraine143,15713% Poland46,02425% Israel42,1356% Iran41,747-51% Germany33,3158% Kazakhstan28,32434%
International Tourism receipts (X1000 USD) Share of Tourism in GDP
According to the “World Economic Forum Competitiveness ” Georgia Ranked 23 rd place out of 144 countries with the least amount of irregular payments and bribes Georgia Ranks 37 th place out of 148 countries in reliability of police service
Gaming is partially or completely banned in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Israel
“The Destination” for Entertainment and Leisure on the Black Sea New Casinos and 5 star hotels Entertainment: Opera, Cinema, Theater, Night Clubs, Bars, Restaurants, Casinos and Slot Clubs, Music, Film and Art festivals; Leisure: Botanical Garden, Parks and a Delfinarium
Easy access by Land, Sea and Air makes Georgia attractive gambling destination for neighboring countries and beyond Gambling business is fully decriminalized Safe and Secure destination
Land is provided for a nominal price of 1 GEL Project construction and documentation are issued for free Utility networks and corresponding infrastructure Investors are exempt from income and property taxes for 15 years Free Casino License (for more than 100 rooms)
EMITT (Turkey) FITUR and EIBTM (Spain) Balttour (Latvia) IMTM (Israel) ITB and IMEX (Germany) BIT (Italy) UITT (Ukraine) KITF (Kazakhstan) AITF (Azerbaijan) COTMM (China) ATM (UAE) KOTFA (South Korea) JATA (Japan) Hungarexpo (Hungary) WTM (London) TT Warsaw (Poland) Top Resa (France)
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Georgia has a liberal visa regime, citizens of 94 countries may enter Georgia without a visa for short-term visit (Not exceeding 90 calendar days in any 180-day period) MFA of Georgia has launched e-Visa portal (