{"id":711,"date":"2026-06-20T18:34:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monitori.ge\/en\/?p=711"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:17:58","slug":"trump-tower-in-tbilisi-fraudulent-network-of-online-casinos-and-russian-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monitori.ge\/en\/trump-tower-in-tbilisi-fraudulent-network-of-online-casinos-and-russian-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"“Trump Tower” in Tbilisi \u2013 Fraudulent Network of Online Casinos and Russian Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Tbilisi, on the territory of the former hippodrome, which until today is in the ownership of the son of “Georgian Dream’s” founder, Bidzina Ivanishvili, a group of developers is planning to build a “Trump Tower.” Among them is a company connected to a fraudulent international network of online casinos. From this journalistic investigation by “Monitor,” you will learn many more interesting details about “Trump Tower,” including what connection the participants of this project have with Russia. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 17, the “Trump Organization” published a statement regarding the construction of “Trump Tower Tbilisi.” From the statement, we learn that the 70-story “Trump Tower Tbilisi” will be the tallest building in Georgia; and the world’s largest architectural company “Gensler” worked on the design of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the same statement, there is talk about the project’s “best location \u2013 with a view of the central park.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Business of the US President’s Family on the Land of the Ivanishvili Family, Sanctioned by the US<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The “Trump Organization” is founded by the current President of the US \u2013 Donald Trump, and currently, it is managed by his sons \u2013 Eric and Donald Trump Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is precisely in cooperation with this organization that a 70-story skyscraper \u2013 “Trump Tower” \u2013 is to be built in Tbilisi, on the territory of the former hippodrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bidzina Ivanishvili’s company “Invest Capital” bought approximately 50 hectares of land on the territory of the former hippodrome in 2009. In April 2013, Ivanishvili said in one of the television interviews that he paid 52 million for land plots on the territory of the hippodrome, where he was planning to build a technological university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, Ivanishvili’s company divided these plots. And in June of the same year, “Invest Capital” sold plots with an area of more than 35 hectares to the charitable foundation “Cartu”, which is also connected to Ivanishvili, for approximately 50 million GEL. In October of the same year, “Cartu” handed over these plots to the Tbilisi City Hall \u2013 to arrange a central park. Right then, the director of “Cartu” stated that their own foundation would cover the construction costs of the park, several tens of million GEL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA Japanese garden, an artificial lake, an amphitheater, a botanical garden, a fountain, a French garden will definitely be located on the territory of the park, and the main thing will be a very large meadow,\u201d \u2013 Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze made this promise back in October 2020, when his first term as mayor was expiring. Last year, he headed the capital’s government for a third term, however, the construction of the central park on the territory of the former hippodrome remains unfinished to this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, Ivanishvili left 80,145 sq.m of land on the territory of the former hippodrome in the ownership of “Cartu,” which “Cartu” had received from “Invest Capital” in the same year. Later, in October 2023, a preliminary sales agreement for these plots was signed with LLC “Central Park Avenue,” which belongs to the businessman brothers \u2013 Levan and Samson [Soso] Pkhakadze, as well as Levan’s son \u2013 Vasil Pkhakadze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parties are keeping the purchase price secret, however, in the share pledge agreement of “Central Park Avenue,” in which the pledgee is “Cartu,” it is indicated that the value of the pledged property is 85 million US dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the public registry, 2.5 years after the signing of the preliminary sales agreement, a land plot of 66,940 sq.m on the territory of the former hippodrome, at 13 Tamarashvili Avenue, still remains in the ownership of the “Cartu” foundation, as well as plots of 2,844 sq.m and 716 sq.m at the same address. As for the property of the Pkhakadze family’s company, at this time, only a 9,645 sq.m land plot is registered at 13 Tamarashvili Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are these lands not fully registered under the ownership of “Central Park Avenue”? \u2013 Vasil Pkhakadze did not answer this or any other questions for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bidzina Ivanishvili’s lawyer, Teimuraz Tsikvadze, also left our questions unanswered, however, he told “The Guardian”: “According to this agreement, the future owner is LLC ‘Central Park Avenue’ (although a part of the territory \u2013 9,645 square meters \u2013 is already fully transferred). The transfer of the remaining land to the future owner will take place after payment in accordance with the terms of the agreement.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The founder of the “Cartu” foundation is JSC “Cartu Group.” According to the document submitted to the business registry, the owner of 100% of JSC “Cartu Group” is Bidzina Ivanishvili’s eldest son \u2013 Uta Ivanishvili. According to the information published on the website of “Cartu Bank,” Uta Ivanishvili owns a 35% share of JSC “Cartu Group.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n