---
title: "Sports Betting"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/licensing-and-regulatory-permits-en/sports-betting-en"
field: "Licensing & Regulatory Permits"
description: "Sports betting: the totalizator regime, organizer duties and the 25/18-year age threshold in Georgia. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-02-15"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Sports Betting

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/licensing-and-regulatory-permits-en/sports-betting-en

## Sports betting as a legal category

In Georgian law a sports bet is not a private contract — it falls within the legal regime of the totalizator, one of the types of profitable games. Under the statutory definition, the totalizator is a game conducted through players placing bets on the forecast of the outcome of a competition, a game or an event, the winnings depending on the size of the bet and the outcome. In sports betting this forecast concerns sporting results, but the legal construction is general. The interests of totalizator players are additionally secured through the prize fund, confirmed by a bank guarantee or an insurance policy.

One detail also matters: it is prohibited to organize a totalizator in cases where the result may be known in advance to one or both parties. This norm guarantees the fairness of the game and addresses the risks created by match-fixing.

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### What is a totalizator?

A game conducted through players placing bets on the forecast of the outcome of a competition, game or event; winnings depend on the size of the bet and the outcome.

### What is the age threshold for participation?

It is prohibited for a citizen of Georgia under 25, and for a foreign citizen or stateless person under 18, to enter for the purpose of playing or to participate in a game.

### What duty does the organizer have regarding winnings?

Winnings are paid under the conditions of the event, a written certificate is given on request; lending money to a player for a bet is prohibited.

### How does the law protect persons dependent on gambling?

Persons entered in the lists of dependent and prohibited persons may not participate; the information is confidential and kept for 5 years.

### How long is video recording kept?

Recordings must be kept for no less than 30 days.