有很多地方会让你觉得赌博是一个热门的市场，热门的行业。澳门很可能是世界第一赌城，其次是新加坡。也许你从来不认为贫穷的前苏联国家格鲁吉亚会是一个赌博业蓬勃发展的地区。然而，根据最近的一份金融报告，格鲁吉亚的网上赌博业正在蓬勃发展。
随着国家的不断发展和先进技术的不断推进，越来越多的格鲁吉亚投资商正在转向网上赌场市场。他们要获得网上赌博牌照，还必须取得土地赌场的牌照。然而，对格鲁吉亚来说要获得执照许可要比在欧洲的大部分地区更容易，因此，它正迅速成为一个诱人的赌博市场。
欧洲投注执行董事Nazim Izmailov说：“格鲁吉亚的网络游戏的正在日益普及，接入互联网的网民越来越多。而当地许多人喜欢访问一个网上赌场的网络游戏。”
奇美电子的负责人之一Oto Schalikashvili表示：“支持社会网络的发展以及网络游戏的普及。因为人们的天性喜欢互相竞争。格鲁吉亚人们是一个智慧的民族。因此，他们精心设计一些智力游戏。扑克是一种讲究技巧的游戏，而不是运气的游戏。因此，它是格鲁吉亚最流行的网络游戏。”
随着格鲁吉亚网民人数的增加，网络游戏日益得到普及，加之格鲁吉亚极易获得赌博牌照，所以格鲁吉亚的网上赌博业蓬勃发展，越来越多的投资商希望在当地投资网上赌场业。有专家人士预计，格鲁吉亚未来的网上赌博市场将成为一个国际性的网上赌博市场。
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Online Gambling Booming in Georgia
When you think of hot gambling markets, there are a lot of places you think of. Macau would probably be the first, probably followed by Singapore. Most likely you never think of Georgia, the impoverished former Soviet nation. However, according to a recent report in Financial, the online gambling industry is booming in Georgia.
As the country continues to develop and advance technologically, more and more Georgians are turning to online casinos to get their gaming in. To hold an online gambling license there, operators must also obtain a license for a land casino. However, getting licensed in Georgia is easier than in most of Europe, so it is quickly becoming an enticing market as more and more Georgians go online.
“The popularity of online games in increasing” in Georgia, said Europe-bet Executive Director Nazim Izmailov. “Internet access is growing; the number of internet users is increasing at the same time. Many locals prefer online games to visiting a real casino.”
Oto Schalikashvili, CMO of Adjarabet, said that “the development of social networks has supported the popularity of online games. People like to compete with each other. Georgians are very excitable and erudite. So they play well-crafted, intellectual games. Poker is a game of skill and not a game of luck. Therefore, it is the most popular online game in Georgia.”
With internet access increasing, online casinos growing in popularity and the ease of obtaining a Georgian gambling license as compared to an international one, it is expected that there will be many new entrants to the Georgian market in the near future.
