United Arab Emirates iGaming market: regulation and data, CasinoRank

Online casino: LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator: General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA)Current regime since 2025
Legal basis: Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2022 (not published)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage: 67% 8 of 12 applicable fields, 1 conflicting. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1

Product	Finding	State	Source
Online casino	Licensed	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting	Desk research finds licensed; the knowledge base records state monopoly.	Conflicting	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) / Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Online poker	Licensed	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Lottery	Licensed	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino	Licensing opening	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)

Desk research and the knowledge base disagree on one finding. Both are shown until a primary source resolves them.

Regulation

Governing law: Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2022 (not published)Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since: 2025Desk research, Oct 2026

Regulators covering United Arab Emirates

No regulator in the knowledge base covers United Arab Emirates yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers United Arab Emirates, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for United Arab Emirates, of 1,721 brands tracked

Accept players from United Arab Emirates53130.9%
Exclude United Arab Emirates in their terms43725.4%
No declaration75343.8%

Hold a licence covering United Arab Emirates0brands

List United Arab Emirates as a focus market50brands

Offers marked available5welcome offers

Brands serving United Arab Emirates Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise

Market share by brand Part of the United Arab Emirates dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the United Arab Emirates dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the United Arab Emirates dataset

What would change this page

In progressThe first licensed resort casino, Wynn Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, is due to open in spring 2027.

Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
Tax changes for operators or players
A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month

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Other licensed markets

Market	Region	Accept players	Exclude	Focus market	Offers
United Arab Emirates	Asia	531 30.9%	437	50	5
Armenia	Asia	513 29.8%	449	4	3
Georgia	Asia	487 28.3%	487	2	1
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	534 31.0%	420	9	2
Philippines	Asia	517 30.0%	420	27	31
Uzbekistan	Asia	554 32.2%	395	26	9
Angola	Africa	460 26.7%	514	3	0

Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

Identifier: CR-JUR-AE
Research depth: Baseline
Desk research: Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot: 2026-10-15
Sources: 3 cited, medium confidence