CRRC, American Councils and ARISC are pleased to announce the 4th session of the Spring 2025 Tbilisi Works-in-Progress series!
This week’s session will be in hybrid format in-person at the CRRC Georgia office and online via Zoom.
Loans and Gambling in Georgia: Findings from a Survey
Tinatin Bandzeladze, CRRC Georgia
Given the growing challenges associated with gambling and the increasing revenues of the gambling industry in Georgia, this study examines the frequency of gambling involvement and the factors influencing gambling experiences. Specifically, it explores the relationship between gambling and key socioeconomic variables. Additionally, it investigates the link between gambling and loan demand. Data were collected through a nationwide survey using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI), with responses from 1,234 participants. Representativeness was ensured through weighting.
What kinds of loans are most commonly taken in Georgia? What socioeconomic factors are at play? What are the factors that make gambling behavior more or less likely, and what is the interplay among financial behavior, the demand for loans, and gambling tendencies in Georgia? Join this weeks talk and find out!
Tinatin Bandzeladze holds a PhD in Applied Social Psychology from Tbilisi State University. She is an Assistant Professor at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). She has been a Senior Researcher at CRRC Georgia since 2022. Her research interests include issues related to psychosocial factors of deviation, juvenile justice, legal culture and socialization.
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Works-in-Progress is an ongoing academic discussion series based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that takes place at the CRRC office at Chavchavadze Ave. 5 and online. It is co-organized by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), the American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, and the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC). All of the talks are free and open to the public.
In observation of the spirit of the Chatham House Rule, the talks will not be recorded, and we courteously request that the other participants refrain from recording and/or distributing recordings as well. The opinions expressed in WiP talks are those of the speakers alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of CRRC, ARISC or of American Councils.
