Georgian gambling businesses look at foreign licences for three recurring reasons: to operate on markets outside Georgia, to place a holding company above a Georgian operator, and to satisfy commercial counterparties — banks, payment processors and game suppliers — that insist on a licence from a recognised regulator. A gambling licence, however, is always a jurisdiction-specific instrument: it authorises only what its own issuing law allows, within the territory and the market that law defines. Comparing jurisdictions is therefore not a search for the cheapest seal, but a match between a verified regime and a concrete business model — followed, separately, by the question of what Georgian law requires from the Georgian person standing behind the structure. This guide compares the regimes we have verified against official sources, marks what is restricted, ended or unverifiable, and names the Georgian statutory layer that applies regardless of which licence is chosen.
Operators comparing jurisdictions often pair a gambling licence with payments capability in virtual assets. That is a separate Georgian regime, and our guide on crypto licence in Georgia covers its full registration cycle with the National Bank.
Live Regimes Verified From Official Sources
The regimes below were verified at dossier time against the regulators' own pages and registers. For each of them, licence categories, procedures and current fees must still be confirmed directly with the regulator before any application is filed — this guide deliberately carries no fee or deadline figures where no verified number exists.
- Malta. The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) issues B2C Gaming Service licences and B2B Critical Gaming Supply licences under the Gaming Act (Cap. 583, 2018) regime. Official source: mga.org.mt.
- Isle of Man. The Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) licenses operators under the Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001 (OGRA 2001), with a Full licence and a Sub-licence structure, and publishes a register of licensees. Official sources: gov.im, isleofmangsc.com.
- Gibraltar. The Gambling Act 2025 entered into force on 1 April 2026 (Notice of Commencement 2026/064), repealing the 2005 Act: existing licensees are deemed licensed under the new law, and the widened scope — B2C (managed or controlled in or from Gibraltar), B2B, regulated individuals and holders of more than a 25% share — was given a six-month transition window to obtain a licence. The Licensing Authority is the Minister; day-to-day supervision belongs to the Gambling Commissioner. Official sources: gamblingdivision.gov.gi, gibraltarlaws.gov.gi.
- Kahnawake. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission publishes its permit holders and administers an Interactive Gaming Licence (IGL), a Client Provider Authorisation (CPA) and a Key Person Licence (KPL). Official source: gamingcommission.ca.
- Curaçao. After the Gaming Control Board was rebranded as the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA), the new national ordinance (LOK) entered into force on 24.12.2024, replacing the old offshore regime and moving to direct licensing through the CGA portal. Our dedicated Curaçao page covers the reform in detail.