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1 GAMING TOURISM IN GEORGIA

2  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)

3 country2014: 12 months 2013-2014 (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%

4 International Tourism receipts (X1000 USD) Share of Tourism in GDP

5  According to the “World Economic Forum Competitiveness 2014-2015” 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

6 Gaming is partially or completely banned in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Israel

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8 “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

9  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

10  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)

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12  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)

13 UkraineRussia,BelarusTurkey ArmeniaAzerbaijanKazakhstanIsrael LatviaHungary

14  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 (https://www.evisa.gov.ge/GeoVisa/)

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