{"id":777032594,"date":"2025-10-03T08:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777032594"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:33:00","slug":"ras-al-khaimah-plans-wynn-boulevard-to-connect-uaes-first-casino-with-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ras-al-khaimah-plans-wynn-boulevard-to-connect-uaes-first-casino-with-dubai","title":{"rendered":"Ras Al Khaimah plans Wynn Boulevard to connect UAE\u2019s first casino with Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The US$272m road project will link the upcoming Wynn Al Marjan Island resort with the wider Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

United Arab Emirates.- Ras Al Khaimah<\/strong> has announced plans for Wynn Boulevard<\/strong>, a major infrastructure project designed to provide direct access to the UAE\u2019s first gaming resort<\/a> from Dubai. The road will connect the Wynn Al Marjan Island development to the E311 and E611 highways, which link Abu Dhabi and Dubai with the Northern Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project, revealed during the launch of the Marjan Beach masterplan, will involve an investment of more than US$272m<\/strong>. According to Marjan\u2019s Chief Development Officer, Graham Hallett<\/strong>, construction contracts have already been signed and work is underway. The boulevard will cross the Marjan Beach district, a new 85m sq ft residential and hospitality development expected to host 22,000 homes, 12,000 hotel rooms and a future population of 74,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wynn Resorts is directly involved in the design of parts of the new road, including a bridge, through its in-house design team. Delivery is being managed by Island 3 Infra Enterprises, a joint venture between Marjan, Wynn and RAK Hospitality Holding. Under the agreement, Wynn holds a 40 per cent stake, RAK Hospitality 59 per cent and Marjan 1 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wynn Al Marjan Island resort remains on track for a March 2027 launch <\/a>, with 61 of its 70 floors already completed. The property will feature more than 1,500 rooms, luxury dining and entertainment, a marina, and a 21,000-square-metre gaming floor, the first legal casino in the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It’s expected that the venue will help attract 3.5 million visitors to the emirate annually by 2030. Wynn has estimated that the UAE\u2019s gaming sector could generate between US$3bn and US$5bn per year, while analysts such as CBRE suggest revenues could reach as high as US$8.5bn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Marjan executives have clarified that Wynn Boulevard is solely an infrastructure project and not intended to replicate Las Vegas\u2019s casino-lined Strip, Wynn has trademarked <\/strong>terms such as \u201cMarjan Strip\u201d and \u201cArabian Strip\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company has also secured land on Al Marjan Island for a potential second integrated resort<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Wynn Al Marjan Island on time for 2027 completion, local partner says<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The US$272m road project will link the upcoming Wynn Al Marjan Island resort with the wider Emirates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777032597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Ras Al Khaimah has initiated the US$272m Wynn Boulevard project, a critical infrastructure development linking the upcoming Wynn Al Marjan Island resort to major UAE highways. This project, a joint venture involving Wynn Resorts, Marjan, and RAK Hospitality Holding, is crucial for the accessibility of the UAE's first legal casino, slated for a March 2027 launch. The development underscores significant investment in the region's nascent gaming and hospitality sector, with substantial revenue projections and potential for further integrated resort expansion.","focusai_entities":"Wynn Resorts, Marjan, RAK Hospitality Holding, Island 3 Infra Enterprises, Graham Hallett, CBRE","focusai_location":"United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Marjan Island","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Projections Accuracy?","query":"Given the varying GGR projections from Wynn and CBRE, what specific market research methodologies and assumptions underpin these estimates for the nascent UAE gaming sector, and how might initial operational data influence future revisions?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution?","query":"Beyond the initial licensing for Wynn Al Marjan Island, what are the anticipated next steps for the UAE's regulatory bodies in developing a comprehensive, scalable governance framework for potential future gaming verticals and additional integrated resort developments?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16334],"tags":[24785,24472],"class_list":["post-777032594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-uae","tag-wynn-al-marjan-island"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777032594"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777032642,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032594\/revisions\/777032642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777032597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777032594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777032594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777032594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}