The Licensing Boundaries of a Live-Dealer Studio
A live-dealer studio is that model of the gambling business where a studio located in Georgia serves foreign operators through live streaming: dealers, cameras, studio infrastructure and the online channel of the games. The licensing assessment of this model begins at the crossing of two articles. Article 5 provides that the conduct of all kinds of gambling and promotional games on the territory of Georgia, as well as the supply of gambling and promotional games on the territory of Georgia, requires a permit in accordance with the Law on Licences and Permits. Conduct or supply without a permit is a violation of the law and entails liability.
Article 3, in turn, defines what supply is: the supply of gambling and promotional games means the direct or indirect provision of essential products or services, on the basis of a supply permit, to the organiser of the game and/or to a person outside the territory of Georgia, which influences or may influence the results of such games. From this follows the central question of the studio model: where does the supply take place — on the territory of Georgia or outside it.