Player Protection — Age Restrictions, Self-Exclusion, Responsibility

Player Protection — Age Limits, Self-Exclusion, Liability

From what age is play allowed?

For a Georgian citizen — from 25, for a foreign citizen or stateless person — from 18; age is verified with a document.

How does self-exclusion work?

By a declaration to the Revenue Service — data enter the dependent persons list for 5 years; removal is possible by a judge's order.

What does the organizer receive?

Only information on the prohibition of participation of a concrete person — upon request.

And online?

Registration and verification of each player are mandatory; the participation of listed persons is prohibited.

4 min·22 Sep 2026

Age Restrictions

The statutory foundation of player protection is the thirty-second article of the law: it is prohibited for a Georgian citizen under 25 and a foreign citizen or stateless person under 18 to enter for the purpose of playing or to participate in a gambling or profitable game — except a promotional game — at the place of its organization. This ban also covers games organized in a systemic-electronic form.

The organizer's duty is active here: it must request from the person entering the place of the game an identity document or another document confirming identity and identification data — in material or electronic form — and ensure the verification of age through that document. It is also prohibited to sell lottery tickets to, and pay winnings to, a person under 18.