Omar Al Mazrouei
Senior Editor

Senior Editor · Casino Dubai

Omar Al Mazrouei

Omar Al Mazrouei is the Senior Editor at CasinoDubai.bet, responsible for reviewing gaming-related content, regulatory information and editorial accuracy. His work focuses on clear explanations of UAE gaming regulations, responsible gambling and transparent publishing standards.

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Guides by Omar Al Mazrouei

The guides this author writes and keeps up to date, most recently updated first.

GCGRA: The UAE Gambling Regulator Explained

Updated 11 November 2026

GCGRA: The UAE Gambling Regulator Explained

The GCGRA — the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority — is the UAE's federal gambling regulator. Set up by federal…

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Updated 11 November 2026

UAE Gambling Laws: Is Online Gambling Legal in Dubai?

Gambling in the UAE is lawful only through an operator licensed by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA). Online,…

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Updated 10 November 2026

How We Rate Online Casinos for UAE Players

How we rate online casinos: we open each casino from a UAE connection, read its terms in full, record what…

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Play971: The UAE’s Licensed Online Casino Explained

Updated 9 November 2026

Play971: The UAE’s Licensed Online Casino Explained

Play971 is the only online casino and sportsbook licensed in the UAE. It is run by Coin Technology Projects LLC…

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Casino Dubai Authors: Our Editorial Team

Updated 6 November 2026

Casino Dubai Authors: Our Editorial Team

Casino Dubai is written by a team of four, each in their own area, and every article is checked by…

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Updated 5 November 2026

About Casino Dubai: Who We Are and How We Work

Casino Dubai is an independent guide, in English and Arabic, to gambling in the UAE: what is legal, who is…

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Updated 5 November 2026

Responsible Gambling: Limits, Tools and Free Support

Responsible gambling means keeping gambling a paid-for entertainment: a budget you can afford to lose, limits set before you play,…

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How Our Team Tests a Casino

Every review on Casino Dubai follows the same six steps. We record what a casino shows a visitor in the UAE and what its own terms say; we do not open real-money accounts, and each review says so in its first lines.

1

Open it from the UAE

Through the same link our readers use, noting the domain it lands on, the language it serves and the currencies offered at registration.

2

Read the terms in full

General and bonus terms, payment and withdrawal rules, the complaints procedure, KYC and responsible gaming pages, line by line.

3

Record the payments

Every deposit and withdrawal method listed with the UAE selected, with its limits and processing times where the casino publishes them.

4

Count the games

Through the site's own game lists, by studio and by category, live casino included.

5

Measure the odds

The 1X2 odds of every listed match in the five biggest European leagues and the Champions League, to work out the margin the sportsbook keeps.

6

Check the licence

The company and licence the casino names, looked up on the regulator's own register, plus a search of the UAE App Store for an app.

Each casino is then scored in eight categories, from games and payments to the dispute route, and the overall rating is their average. The full method is on our How We Rate Online Casinos page.

Sources, Dates and Corrections

The rules our editorial team works to, set out on our About page:

Primary sources first

Facts about the law and the licensed operators come from the GCGRA's licensee list, UAE federal legislation, operators' own terms and help centres, and regulators' registers abroad. Where an article relies on UAE press reporting, it says so.

Every figure dated

Game counts, odds margins and register entries carry the date they were measured. Articles are re-checked against their sources, and when a figure changes the page is updated and says so.

The legal question first

Gambling in the UAE is lawful only with an operator licensed by the GCGRA. Offshore casinos are never described as legal, safe or authorised in the UAE, whatever licence they hold abroad.

Reviewed before publishing

Every article is checked by Omar Al Mazrouei, our Senior Editor. Mistakes are corrected on every page where the figure appears; report one to info@casinodubai.bet.

Questions, or a figure you think is wrong? Write to us through our Contact page. If gambling is causing you problems, our responsible gambling guide lists free, confidential support.

Everything Omar Al Mazrouei Has Published

Every review, guide and news report, newest first.