Is online gambling legal in the United Arab Emirates?
Legal & regulated
The UAE legalized online gambling in 2023 through the GCGRA, granting licenses for casinos, lotteries, and internet gaming with strict regulations.
The United Arab Emirates is one of 6 countries classified “Legal & regulated” for online gambling — 27% of the 22 with data. (Also searched as online betting.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Online gambling
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Israel
- Illegal Online gambling is illegal in Israel, with some exceptions for specific games like backgammon.
- India
- Illegal Online gambling is illegal in India, with only rummy being legally permitted as a game of skill.
- Ukraine
- Legal & regulated Ukraine legalized online gambling, bookmaking, and casinos in August 2020 through bill 2285-D.
- Bangladesh
- Illegal Online gambling is illegal in Bangladesh, with frequent busts and no comprehensive laws covering online gambling.
- Serbia
- Partially legal Serbia requires online casinos to comply with new certification games.
- Belarus
- Legal & regulated Belarus legalized online gambling in 2018, with licensed operations allowed from April 2019 under strict state controls.
Other laws in United Arab Emirates
- Cryptocurrency
- Legal
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