Wynn Al Marjan vs The UAE Lottery vs Coin Technology Projects: What Each UAE Gaming License Actually Covers

Last updated: April 14, 2026

If you are trying to understand the biggest public names in the UAE gaming market, three operators matter more than any others in the current official source set: Wynn Al Marjan, The UAE Lottery, and Coin Technology Projects LLC. Together, they map the land-based, lottery, internet gaming, and sports wagering sides of the federal framework.

That matters because readers often lump these names together under the same "UAE gambling license" headline, even though each sits in a different regulatory lane. As of April 14, 2026, the live GCGRA Our Licensees register lists Island 3 AMI FZ-LLC (DBA: Wynn Al Marjan), The Game LLC - Operator of the UAE Lottery, and Coin Technology Projects LLC across distinct categories. For the full register-led map, use our UAE Gaming License Tracker 2026. For the broader legality question, read our guide to what is legal in the UAE right now. For the online category specifically, read our internet gaming and sports wagering guide.

Quick answer

• Wynn Al Marjan anchors the land-based gaming facility side of the UAE market.
• The Game LLC, operating as The UAE Lottery, anchors the lottery side.
• Coin Technology Projects LLC currently appears in both internet gaming and sports wagering.
• The public evidence trail is not identical for each operator.
• The Game LLC has a dated GCGRA press release from July 28, 2024 and a later December 9, 2024 advisory clarifying sole-license status.
• Wynn Al Marjan has a live GCGRA register entry plus Wynn Resorts' October 4, 2024 announcement of a Commercial Gaming Facility Operator license.
• Coin Technology Projects LLC has live register confirmation in two categories, but the reviewed public source set does not show the same kind of dated GCGRA license-announcement press release.
• The safest conclusion is that these three names together define the clearest public operator picture in the UAE, but they do not all sit at the same stage or in the same category.

Why these three names matter

The easiest way to understand the current UAE market is to stop treating every major operator as part of one undifferentiated story.

These three names matter because they represent different parts of the same federal system:

• Wynn Al Marjan represents the land-based gaming facility side.
• The UAE Lottery represents the lottery side.
• Coin Technology Projects LLC represents the current public internet gaming and sports wagering side.

That separation is important for both SEO and accuracy. A searcher looking for a UAE casino license is not asking the exact same question as a searcher looking for the UAE Lottery, and neither is asking the same question as a reader trying to understand online gambling or sports betting in the UAE.

Wynn Al Marjan: the land-based gaming facilities operator

The GCGRA Our Licensees register currently lists Island 3 AMI FZ-LLC (DBA: Wynn Al Marjan) under Land-Based Gaming Facilities Licensees.

Wynn Resorts then adds the dated public milestone. In its October 4, 2024 announcement, Wynn said the GCGRA had issued a Commercial Gaming Facility Operator license to the entity developing Wynn Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, described that entity as a joint venture between affiliates of Wynn Resorts, Marjan, and RAK Hospitality Holding, and said it was the first commercial gaming facility license in the UAE.

What Wynn clearly represents

• the land-based gaming facility category
• the clearest public answer to searches about a UAE casino-style operator license
• a project with a dated public license announcement and continuing pre-opening development updates

What Wynn does not automatically prove

• that the resort is already open to the general public today
• that multiple land-based UAE casinos are already operating
• that a land-based operator license means the full consumer market is already live

For the full company breakdown, read our Wynn Al Marjan profile.

The UAE Lottery: the core lottery operator

The GCGRA Our Licensees register lists The Game LLC - Operator of the UAE Lottery as the current public lottery licensee.

The dated public regulator announcement is especially strong here. On July 28, 2024, the GCGRA said it had awarded The Game LLC a license to operate the UAE's first authorised lottery operation. On December 9, 2024, the regulator went further and said it had granted the sole lottery license to The Game LLC, which operates as The UAE Lottery.

The same December 2024 notice also made an important legal distinction: Big Ticket and Dubai Duty Free were authorised to continue under GCGRA supervision as preexisting airport lotteries. That means the UAE Lottery and the older airport-lottery continuation pathway are not the same regulatory thing.

What The UAE Lottery clearly represents

• the clearest public lottery operator in the federal framework
• a category backed by dated regulator announcements
• one of the most developed public evidence trails in the UAE gaming market

What it does not mean

• that every lottery-style promotion in the UAE is legal
• that all prize campaigns fall under the same rules as the UAE Lottery
• that preexisting airport lottery treatment is identical to the sole lottery license

For the full company breakdown, read our The Game LLC UAE Lottery profile.

Coin Technology Projects LLC: the online and sports wagering operator

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

That makes Coin Technology Projects LLC the most important public name on the online side of the framework right now. The Activities We Regulate page confirms that internet gaming and sports wagering are both official federal categories, while the License Types page places both activities inside the gaming operator category.

What makes Coin different from Wynn and The Game LLC is the shape of the public evidence. The strongest official confirmation is the live register itself. In the public source set reviewed for this article, there is not an equivalent dated GCGRA press release specifically announcing the Coin grant in the same way we can point to July 2024 for The Game LLC or October 2024 for Wynn.

What Coin clearly represents

• the current public internet gaming licensee
• the current public sports wagering licensee
• the clearest official sign that the UAE online categories are real and licensed, not just theoretical

What it does not fully prove on its own

• a full public rollout map for every online product or feature
• a dated public GCGRA announcement explaining the grant timeline
• that every online operator targeting UAE users is legal

For the full company breakdown, read our Coin Technology Projects LLC profile and our guide to online gambling, internet gaming, and sports wagering in the UAE.

How the public evidence differs between the three

This is one of the most important editorial distinctions in the whole cluster.

Strongest dated regulator announcement

The Game LLC has the clearest dated regulator announcement trail because the GCGRA itself published the July 28, 2024 award notice and the December 9, 2024 advisory clarifying sole-license status.

Strongest dated operator announcement

Wynn Al Marjan has a strong current register listing plus Wynn Resorts' own October 4, 2024 announcement of the Commercial Gaming Facility Operator license.

Strongest current register-only confirmation

Coin Technology Projects LLC has a strong current official position because it appears in two live register categories, but the reviewed public source set does not currently give the same dated public grant announcement trail.

That is why high-quality coverage cannot treat all three evidence trails as identical.

What this comparison means for readers

If you are searching for the biggest UAE gaming licensees right now, these are the three names that define the current operator picture:

• Wynn Al Marjan for land-based gaming facilities
• The UAE Lottery / The Game LLC for lottery
• Coin Technology Projects LLC for internet gaming and sports wagering

But the right takeaway is not just who the names are. It is what each name actually covers.

That matters for:

• consumers trying to understand what is legal
• businesses trying to understand which market segment is licensed
• publishers trying to avoid flattening the UAE story into one vague headline
• searchers trying to distinguish casino, lottery, and online betting topics correctly

Bottom line

As of April 14, 2026, the strongest source-based comparison is simple: Wynn Al Marjan, The UAE Lottery, and Coin Technology Projects LLC are the clearest public operator anchors in the UAE gaming framework, but they represent different categories and different evidence trails.

Wynn Al Marjan is the key land-based gaming facility name. The UAE Lottery is the key lottery name with the strongest dated regulator announcement trail. Coin Technology Projects LLC is the key public internet gaming and sports wagering name, backed most clearly by the live register.

So if you want to understand the UAE market properly, do not ask only "who is licensed?" Ask which category they are licensed in, what official source confirms it, and what that license does and does not mean today.

Sources

• GCGRA Our Licensees
• GCGRA Activities We Regulate
• GCGRA License Types
• GCGRA Press Release - The GCGRA awards License for UAE Lottery, July 28, 2024
• GCGRA Press Release - GCGRA Issues Warning Against Unlicensed Lottery and Gaming Operators, December 9, 2024
• Wynn Resorts Announces Receipt of Gaming Operator License for Wynn Al Marjan Island, October 4, 2024
• Wynn Al Marjan newsroom hub