Issuance of the Permit for B2B/B2C

By Revenue Service of Georgia

Online B2C Permit Conditions

 The permit is issued only to the entrepreneur (individual entrepreneur / legal entity), established in
Georgia.
 The Permit is issued for 5 years. The fee is paid yearly in advance.
 The Revenue Service is obliged to issue its decision within 20 business days after submission of the
application from the permit seeker. If the decision is not made by the Revenue Service within the
given timeline, the permit is considered to be granted.

1. Written application prepared in accordance with the form and content as prescribed by the Revenue
Service of Georgia;
2. Regalement –shall include game rules and description of products / services / registration rules and
predetermined topics by the law.
3. Certificate of Authorization for the critical products / services used by the permit seeker. The
Certificate of Authorization is issued by the Selected Person (Random Systems Georgia).
4. Technical documentation for the game management.
5. Confirmation of existence of price funds (if any).
6. Certificate of conviction of the applicant's management and representative(s), founder/partner (if
any), beneficial owner.
7. Document certifying the provision of an origination of funds, paid for the permit fee. The
responsibility regarding the correctness of the document lies on the permit seeker.
8. Contract, concluded with the B2B permit holder, showing that products offered to the players are
originated from the licensed source.
9. Any document, the Revenue Service considers necessary for the permit issuance purposes.

Please note that the permit for organizing prize/winning games / sports betting may be issued with or
without the permit for organizing land-based establishments. The difference is in amount of PERMIT
FEE and type of activity.

Online B2C Permit Fee

# Type Permit Fee (GEL) per Year

1. Online Casino Games 5 000 000

2. Online Casino Games tied to Land Casino 100 000

3. Online Slot Games 1 000 000

4. Online Slot Games tied to Land Slot Hall 100 000

5. Online Betting 100 000

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 6. Land Casino 0 – 5 000 000

7. Land Slot Hall 50 000 – 1 000 000

8. Land Betting 30 000 – 300 000

Online B2B Permit Conditions

The permit conditions to obtain a permit of Game Service Provider (GSP) (B2B permit) are given under
the Law of Georgia On Organizing Lotteries, Games of Chance and Other Prize Games (the “Gambling
Law”) and Law of Georgia on Licenses and Permits (the “Law on Permits”).

1. Application to the Revenue Service;

2. Official extract from the LELP National Agency of Public Registry for the legal entity;
3. Document, confirming the payment of the permit fee (100 000 GEL per one year for the permit);
4. Detailed list and description of the games and/or critical products/services to be supplied;
5. Authorization certificate, confirming the compliance of critical products/services with the
standards/requirements set by the Minister of Finances of Georgia;
6. Certificate of conviction of GSPs Managers, authorized to represent the company,
shareholder/founder (if any), ultimate beneficial owner, issued by the country of citizenship;
7. Document certifying the provision of an origination of funds, paid for the permit fee. The
responsibility regarding the correctness of the document lies on the permit seeker;
8. Any other document required by the Revenue Service to consider the application and render a
decision.

One of the permit conditions for B2C and B2B to acquire a permit from the Revenue Service of Georgia
is to present an authorization certificate issued by the Selected Person.

Authorization Certificate
Overview of the Process

Registration and provision of the initial info

1. Applicant sent the request to be registered on the portal
2. No later than 5 days the Selected Person approves or rejects the application
o If the application is approved the process continues;
o If the application is rejected to applicant is given additional reasonable time to rectify the defect;
Conclusion of the Service Agreement with the Selected Person
3. If the application is approved, a service agreement shall be concluded between the applicant and the
selected person determining the terms and conditions for payment of service fees.
4. In parallel with point 3 or after the service agreement with the Selected Person is signed, the
Selected Person is entitled to issue an invoice for one-time fee(s).
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Commencement of initial audit
5. After One-time fee for initial technical audit is paid, the selected person is obliged to start the initial
audit procedures no later than 20 days. The timelines are as follows:
o Prize and/or winning games, organized in a systemic-electronic form – not more than 45 days;
o Slot club(s) – not more than 30 days;
o Betting houses – not more than 15 days;
o Critical products/services – not more than 15 days
These timelines may be extended only once with the same number of days.
6. Within the 7 days after completion of the initial audit, the result of the audit is sent to applicant
o If the result of the initial audit is positive, the Selected Person initiates the integration
procedures
o If the result of the initial audit is negative:
 the selected person shall determine a reasonable period of time for the applicant to rectify
the defect;
 if the initial audit confirms the substantial incompatibilities with the established standards /
requirements which cannot be rectified during the current authorization process, the
authorization process will be considered terminated.

[OPTIONAL] Issuance of the Provisional Approval Certificate

If the initial audit confirms the absence of substantial incompatibilities with the established standards /
requirements which cannot be rectified during the current authorization process, the Selected Person
may upon its discretion issue a Provisional Approval Certificate up to the period of 3 (three) month for
the rectification of defects.

Integration with the System

7. After One-time fee for placement/installation of the equipment is paid, the Selected Person starts
the integration procedures. The timelines are as follows:
o Prize and/or winning games, organized in a systemic-electronic form – not more than 30 days;
o Slot club(s) – not more than 90 days;
o Betting houses – not more than 10 days;
o Critical products/services – not more than 45 days.
These timelines may be extended only once with the 30 days.

As a result of integration procedures, the Applicant shall be able to send XML reports to Selected
Person.

Issuance of the Authorization Certificate

8. No later than 2 days after the completion of the system integration, the selected person will issue an
authorization certificate.

Service Fee (GEL)

Type of Permit Tech. Audit (per type of activity) Integration Monthly

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 Online B2B 35 000 100 000 5% of GGR
Online B2C 35 000 100 000 0.5% of GGR

* Amounts are UP TO

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The information given above, refers to the permit and certifications conditions and may have non-
exhaustive character with respect to the requirements, prescribed under the laws of Georgia regarding
the specific type of activity.

Please, before submitting for the permit, consult with your local counsel for more detailed information.