Transcript GAMBLING TOURISM IN GEORGIA On the Way to Becoming the

GAMING TOURISM IN GEORGIA
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Tourism contributes trillions of dollars to the global economy,
creates jobs and wealth, generating exports and capital
investment
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Tourism accounts for 9% of global GDP (2013)
5,392,303
4,428,221
39%
35%
2%
22%
57%
5,493,492
2,822,363
2,031,717
1,500,049
2009
2010
2011
Source: The Ministry of Internal Affairs
2012
2013
2014
country
2014: 12 months
2013-2014
(12 months)
Turkey
1,435,822
-10%
Armenia
1,321,500
2%
Azerbaijan
1,282,222
19%
Russia
810,233
6%
Ukraine
143,157
13%
Poland
46,024
25%
Israel
42,135
6%
Iran
41,747
-51%
Germany
33,315
8%
Kazakhstan
28,324
34%
International Tourism receipts
(X1000 USD)
Share of Tourism in GDP
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According to the “World Economic Forum Competitiveness
2014-2015” Georgia Ranked 23rd place out of 144 countries
with the least amount of irregular payments and bribes
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Georgia Ranks 37th place out of 148 countries in reliability of
police service
Gaming is partially or completely banned in Russia, Ukraine,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Israel
“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
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Easy access by Land, Sea and Air makes Georgia attractive
gambling destination for neighboring countries and beyond
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Gambling business is fully decriminalized
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Safe and Secure destination
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Land is provided for a nominal price of 1 GEL
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Project construction and documentation are issued for free
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Utility networks and corresponding infrastructure
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Investors are exempt from income and property taxes for 15 years
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Free Casino License (for more than 100 rooms)
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EMITT (Turkey)
FITUR and EIBTM (Spain)
Balttour (Latvia)
IMTM (Israel)
ITB and IMEX (Germany)
BIT (Italy)
UITT (Ukraine)
KITF (Kazakhstan)
AITF (Azerbaijan)
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COTMM (China)
ATM (UAE)
KOTFA (South Korea)
JATA (Japan)
Hungarexpo (Hungary)
WTM (London)
TT Warsaw (Poland)
Top Resa (France)
Ukraine
Russia,
Belarus
Turkey
Armenia
Latvia
Azerbaijan
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Israel
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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)
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MFA of Georgia has launched e-Visa portal
(https://www.evisa.gov.ge/GeoVisa/)