Sports data technology company Sportradar has announced it received a gaming-related vendor license from the United Arab Emirates’ General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), allowing it to offer its products and services to licensed operators in the country.
The license, which takes effect immediately, marks another step in the UAE’s move to build a regulated commercial gaming market. The GCGRA, created in 2023, oversees all licensing and supervision of gaming activities across the federation.
The UAE’s has already awarded its first gaming license to Wynn Resorts for its planned integrated resort in Ras Al Khaimah, signaling the country’s gradual opening to regulated casino and betting operations. The operator is expecting to open the IR as early as 1Q27.
Founded in 2001, Sportradar provides sports data, betting odds, streaming, and integrity services to operators and sports bodies in more than 20 countries. The company said it aims to bring its two decades of experience and proprietary technology to partners in the UAE.
The UAE’s gaming and eSports sectors are expanding rapidly under government initiatives such as Dubai’s “Gaming 2033” strategy, which seeks to create 30,000 jobs and generate $1 billion in economic output by the end of the decade.
Recently, Hub88 and Live88 have also officially received gaming-related vendor licenses from the GCGRA.
