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Gaming
Licensing, investment and regulatory advisory for gaming operators and investors entering the UAE's emerging regulated gaming market.
A landmark regulatory development.
The UAE has established the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority — the GCGRA — marking a significant and historic shift in the Emirates' approach to regulated gaming. The framework is in its earliest stages, with a small number of national licences issued to date. What follows will be one of the most closely watched regulatory openings in the global gaming industry.
First mover advantage.
For international gaming operators, investors and service providers, the window for early positioning in the UAE market is open now — and it will not remain open indefinitely. PAAD is actively working with clients to understand the licensing landscape, assess opportunities, and establish the structures required to participate as the GCGRA framework develops.
Our scope.
We advise gaming businesses and investors across the full scope of UAE market entry — GCGRA licensing, entity structuring, regulatory engagement and investment advisory. Our clients include international operators seeking UAE licences, investors seeking exposure to the UAE gaming opportunity, and gaming-related service providers requiring appropriate registration and structure.
Collaborative participation.
PAAD's involvement in gaming goes beyond advisory. Where the opportunity and the client relationship warrant it, we participate as collaborative partners on a success basis — bringing our relationships, local knowledge and origination capability to the project alongside our advisory mandate.