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airport by more than 20 airlines from 12 countries. Plus, more than 100 new accommodation or catering facilities have been recently added to the region.
Today, Batumi is known as the ‘Las Vegas of the Black Sea.’ According to the Adjara Tourism board the total amount received from gambling in the Batumi budget in 2021 was GEL23.4m, up 27 per cent from 2019 data. Of this 82 per cent (GEL19.2m) comes from the casinos with the remaining from other gambling entities. Around 56 per cent is from table gaming and 43 per cent from slots with one per cent from other fees.
In 2021 there were a total of 125 gaming tables in the casinos in Adjara and 870 slots. Tis is a drop from 2019 data with 131 tables and 1,164 slots. Te casinos in Adjara paid out GEL8.7m in taxes last year with around 470,000 visitors (82 per cent are non-resident).
Te casinos in Batumi include: l
Casino Eclipse – the largest casino in Georgia located just on the beach on the New Boulevard with shopping mall and hotels in walking distance. Tere are 31 table games and 155 slots plus VIP and Poker rooms.
l Casino Welmond is located in the JRW
Today Batumi is known as the ‘Las Vegas of the Black Sea.’ According to the Adjara Tourism board the total amount received from gambling in the Batumi budget in 2021 was GEL23.4m, up 27 per cent from 2019 data. Of this 82 per cent (GEL19.2m) comes from the casinos with the remaining from other gambling entities. Around 56 per cent is from table gaming and 43 per cent from slots with one per cent from other fees.
Welmond Hotel which opened in 2015. Te casino covers almost 3,000sq.m in total.
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Casino International is operated by Casino International which opened in 2015 and is located on the second floor of the Hilton Hotel. Tere are 13 table games and 105 slots.
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Casino Iveria is located in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Batumi and has 19 tables and 116 slots. Tere is a sister casino in Tbilisi of the same name.
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Princess Casino is part of the Princess international chain and is located in the newly built Wyndham Hotel. It operates 14 table games and 196 slots across 1,000sq.m of gaming floor.
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l Casino Peace is at the Sheraton Hotel. l
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Casino Empire is located in the Batumi Tower in Le Meridien.
Casino Royal at the Royal Hotel with 35 rooms. Te casino has 36 slots and table games.
Te casinos in Tbilisi include: l
Iveria Casino located in the Radisson Blu hotel opened in 2009 offering 200 slots and 30 tables.
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Shangri La Casino has been open for 25 years and part of the international chain and offers 130 slots and 20 tables.
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Casino Adjara is linked to the Holiday Inn hotel which can accommodate guests in 252 rooms. It opened in 1998 and today the casino has 250 slots and about 50 tables plus VIP Club area and poker club.
Ambassadori Casino and Hotel is a luxury casino with 22 slots and 22 table games.
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Casino Jewel is the newest casino to open in the city with 50 slots and 25 table games.
GAMBLING LAW
In 2005 the Law for Organising Lotteries, Games of Chance and Other Prize Games was introduced and a strict legislative framework for the gambling industry was put into place.
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