UAE designs gaming rules before casino sector matures, lawyer says

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The United Arab Emirates is building a regulated gaming sector under the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority rather than opening to unrestricted gambling, Macau-based lawyer Sofia Linhares told AGB. She said the country is setting its framework in place before a large casino industry develops, and that Wynn Al Marjan Island, a $5.1bn resort in Ras Al Khaimah, will be the first major test.