The General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority granted Yolo Group two gaming supplier licences in the UAE, the company said. The approvals cover content aggregation through Hub88 and live casino services through Live88 and Onetouch; the company said Live88 is the first online live casino studio licensed in the country.
The approvals allow Yolo Group to supply aggregation and live casino services in the UAE.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolo Group | Not stated | Yolo Group targets regulated markets with Yolo.com strategy | Not stated | |
| Yolo Group | Not stated | Yolo Group consolidates brands and pursues regulated-market strategy | Not stated | |
| Pollard Banknote, The Game | Not stated | GCGRA approves Pollard Banknote as a UAE gaming supplier | Not stated | |
| TCSJOHNHUXLEY | Not stated | GCGRA grants TCSJOHNHUXLEY vendor licence in the UAE | Not stated | |
| Fennica Gaming, Veikkaus | Not stated | GCGRA licenses Fennica Gaming as UAE online supplier | Not stated |
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Yolo Group is preparing to enter the UAE market after securing two gaming-related vendor licences for Hub88 Holdings and Live Online Gaming Services, the company announced in early October. The licences allow the subsidiaries to supply iGaming content to the regulated market, and CEO of Yolo’s B2B brands Lara Falzon said a live studio in Abu Dhabi was close to completion, with a launch targeted as early as November.
Yolo Group said it plans to take its Yolo.com brand into regulated markets, incorporating its Sportsbet and Bitcasino brands. The company said it is in the final stages of securing two B2B vendor licences for the UAE and is also targeting Canada, Sweden and Finland.
Origami launched as an instant-games supplier led by co-founders Ishan Haque, Joe Sharland and Ryan Heybourn, according to the company. Yolo Entertainment, which owns Bitcasino and Sportsbet.io, had signed up for integration, while distribution was due to begin through Hub88 and later Softswiss.
Play971 launched football betting for eligible UAE residents through a domestically licensed platform, the company said. The service offers international fixtures as well as regional football and horse-racing markets, and is available to locally based international residents aged 21 and older. Play971 is operated by Coin Technology Projects LLC; the GCGRA licenses its casino-style games and live-dealer tables.
Wicked Games said it received a B2B licence from Sweden's Spelinspektionen, allowing it to support licensed operators in the market. Head of Partnerships Khadija El Abi said the approval enables the company to provide content to those operators; the report also says Wicked Games partnered with Hub88 in mid-March.