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06/05/26
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Arslan Malik: “The UAE’s real strength is that licensing and tax oversight can work together by design”

06/04/26

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05/20/26
UAE gaming sector expands under GCGRA as VAT framework continues to evolve, says international tax specialist Arslan Malik

UAE gaming sector expands under GCGRA as VAT framework continues to evolve, says international tax specialist Arslan Malik

05/19/26
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Stephen Crystal, SCCG Management: “The UAE is, without exaggeration, the most strategically engineered market opening our industry has seen in a generation”

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Kate Chambers: “The GCGRA has been very clear that it expects operators and suppliers to arrive ready, not to build their programmes after the licence is granted”

05/13/26

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Jennifer Carleton, GCGRA: “We operate a supervision model that calibrates oversight according to the nature, scale and risk profile of the licensed activity”

05/11/26

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Endorphina gains UAE gaming vendor approval

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