GCGRA Register Update: Wynn, The Game, and Coin Still Define the UAE Market in April 2026

Last updated: April 14, 2026

If you want the cleanest GCGRA register update in April 2026, it is this: the public UAE market still resolves to the same core operator names visible on the regulator’s live register. As of April 14, 2026, the GCGRA Our Licensees page still shows:

• The Game LLC - Operator of the UAE Lottery under lottery
• Island 3 AMI FZ-LLC (DBA: Wynn Al Marjan) under land-based gaming facilities
• Coin Technology Projects LLC under internet gaming
• Coin Technology Projects LLC under sports wagering
• 18 gaming-related vendor licensees supporting the wider market

That matters because the register is still the clearest public map of the UAE’s regulated commercial gaming sector. If you want the full evergreen breakdown first, read our UAE gaming license tracker, our Wynn Al Marjan license explainer, our The Game LLC lottery profile, our Coin Technology Projects LLC profile, and our vendor licenses guide.

Quick answer

• As of April 14, 2026, the GCGRA public register still shows one lottery operator name, one land-based operator name, and one online operator name appearing in two categories.
• The public operator-side names are still The Game LLC, Wynn Al Marjan, and Coin Technology Projects LLC.
• The current register also shows 18 gaming-related vendor licensees.
• That means the UAE’s public operator picture remains concentrated even as the support-layer vendor roster is broader.
• The GCGRA’s own framework confirms that lottery, internet gaming, sports wagering, and land-based gaming facilities are all formal federal commercial gaming categories.

What the GCGRA register shows right now

The most useful starting point is the GCGRA Our Licensees page, because it is the clearest official public list of businesses currently shown as licensed in the UAE’s commercial gaming framework.

As of April 14, 2026, the register shows five category blocks:

1. Lottery Licensee
2. Land-Based Gaming Facilities Licensees
3. Gaming-Related Vendor Licensees
4. Internet Gaming Licensees
5. Sports Wagering Licensees

Inside those blocks, the operator picture remains highly concentrated.

The three operator names that still define the market

1. The Game LLC still anchors lottery

The register still lists The Game LLC - Operator of the UAE Lottery as the public lottery licensee.

That keeps The Game LLC at the center of the federal lottery story. If you want the detailed background, read our The Game LLC UAE Lottery profile and our guide to when a promotion becomes a lottery in the UAE.

2. Wynn Al Marjan still anchors land-based gaming

The register still lists Island 3 AMI FZ-LLC (DBA: Wynn Al Marjan) under land-based gaming facilities.

That keeps Wynn as the clearest public land-based operator-side name in the UAE framework. For the latest project-side update, read our Wynn Al Marjan news piece on the February 2026 F&B leadership announcement and Q1 2027 opening target.

3. Coin Technology Projects LLC still anchors online gaming and sports wagering

The register still lists Coin Technology Projects LLC under both Internet Gaming Licensees and Sports Wagering Licensees.

That matters because it keeps one business name at the center of both public online categories. In other words, the online side still looks much narrower than many casual readers assume. For the current online angle, read our Play971 April 2026 status update and our guide to whether online gambling is legal in the UAE right now.

The vendor side is much broader than the operator side

Where the public register looks deeper is the vendor layer.

As of April 14, 2026, the GCGRA register shows 18 gaming-related vendor licensees. That includes businesses tied to gaming equipment, lottery systems, integrity services, platform tooling, and content or supplier infrastructure.

The current public vendor list includes:

• Aristocrat Technologies Europe (Holdings) Ltd.
• Smartplay International Inc.
• Xpoint Technology FZ LLC
• EQL Games Inc.
• Novomatic AG
• IGT Global Services Ltd.
• Scientific Games International Ltd.
• Random State AB
• Fennica Gaming Ltd.
• TCS John Huxley Singapore PTE Ltd.
• Pollard Banknote Ltd.
• LNW Gaming, Inc.
• Konami Gaming, Inc.
• Live Online Gaming Services LLC
• Hub 88 Holdings Ltd.
• Sportradar AG
• Arena Leisure Ltd.
• GG UAE LIMITED

That split is one of the most important things in the whole register: the vendor layer is already relatively broad in public view, while the operator layer remains tight and concentrated.

Why this matters more than a simple company list

This is not just an administrative list. It tells us something about how the UAE market is developing.

The GCGRA Activities We Regulate page says the federal framework covers:

• lottery
• internet gaming
• sports wagering
• land-based gaming facilities

The GCGRA License Types page then says gaming operator licences cover entities operating internet gaming platforms, sports wagering, land-based gaming facilities, the lottery, and lottery retailers.

Taken together, those pages show that the UAE framework is broad at the category level. But the public register shows that the named operator roster is still relatively narrow, at least in what has been publicly surfaced by the regulator.

What the April 2026 register says about market structure

The most useful reading of the current register is not just “who is licensed?” but “how wide is the public market really?”

As of April 14, 2026, the clearest public answer is:

• lottery has one named public operator entry
• land-based gaming facilities have one named public operator entry
• internet gaming and sports wagering point to the same public company name
• vendors are far more numerous than operator names in the public source set

That suggests a market where the framework is real and multi-category, but the public operator picture is still highly concentrated.

What this article does not claim

Because this is a register-watch piece, it does not claim:

• that the current public register captures every approval or internal regulatory development
• that no future operator additions are coming
• that the public operator picture will remain this narrow long term
• that the register itself is the same thing as a full public market-launch calendar

This article is about what the live public regulator source shows right now.

Why the register still matters so much

The UAE gaming story still generates a lot of speculative commentary. That makes the register unusually important.

Unlike rumor-heavy reporting, the live GCGRA register gives readers a simple way to separate:

• public operator names that are visibly listed by the regulator
• public vendor names that are visibly listed by the regulator
• market narratives that may be running ahead of the official public record

That is why, for now, the register remains one of the highest-value public sources in the whole UAE gaming space.

What to watch next

The next important register developments to watch are likely to be:

• a new public operator name under Internet Gaming Licensees
• a new public operator name under Sports Wagering Licensees
• another land-based or lottery operator-side entry
• further expansion of the vendor layer
• new regulator announcements that give dated public context to additions on the live register

For the broad legal picture, read our guide to what is legal in the UAE right now and our UAE gaming license types guide.

Bottom line

As of April 14, 2026, the most accurate GCGRA register update is that the UAE’s public operator market still centers on The Game LLC, Wynn Al Marjan, and Coin Technology Projects LLC, while the vendor side has broadened to 18 listed businesses.

That means the UAE’s federal gaming framework is clearly multi-category, but the public operator picture is still narrow, concentrated, and best understood through the regulator’s live register rather than through speculation.

Sources

• GCGRA Our Licensees
• GCGRA Activities We Regulate
• GCGRA License Types
• GCGRA Licensing