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Momentum reportedly launches online casino and sportsbook platforms in the UAE

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Momentum reportedly launched TrueWin and Dream Island, online platforms offering casino games and sports betting in the UAE. The company runs the country’s only licensed lottery, but the source says no law formally legalising gambling has been published; the GCGRA had not commented on the reported launches.

The reported platforms raise questions about the scope of Momentum’s existing lottery permission and the GCGRA’s online-gambling licensing framework.

Earlier licence decisions by GCGRA

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Play971, Momentum GroupNot statedPlay971 begins soft launch as UAE’s first reported licensed online gaming brandNot stated
Momentum GroupNot statedGCGRA licenses Play971 for a UAE field trialNot stated
Play971, Coin Technology ProjectsNot statedPlay 971 appears on UAE regulator’s online gaming licensee listNot stated
Wynn Resorts, MGMNot statedGCGRA chairman says UAE could host up to four integrated resortsNot stated
Hub88, SportradarNot statedUAE regulator reportedly plans one online gaming licence per emirateNot stated

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