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Revisiting Evolution’s labor dispute in Georgia

June 15, 2025 · 4:50pm ET | 1:50pm PT
Photo: Evolution Gaming Group (courtesy)
  • Sonja Lindenberg, Next.io

It’s hard to tell that just months ago, this was a battleground.

On a warm spring afternoon in Tbilisi, Georgia, Evolution’s live casino studios hum with quiet efficiency. Dealers rotate between tables and break rooms in cycles, with each 1.5-hour shift followed by a 30-minute break.

During their pauses, many settle into plush chairs with phones in hand. Outside, the only idle figure is a stray dog basking in the shade and waiting to be fed by the company.

But it wasn’t always this calm. Last summer, this complex was the epicenter of one of the most visible labor strikes in the online gambling industry’s recent history.

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