{"id":1410,"date":"2019-10-21T08:24:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T08:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emiratesbd.ae\/blog\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2019-10-21T08:24:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T08:24:03","slug":"uae-law-is-gambling-on-live-dealer-games-legal-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emiratesbd.ae\/blog\/uae-law-is-gambling-on-live-dealer-games-legal-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Law: Is Gambling on Live Dealer Games Legal in Dubai?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubai is famous for being home to the super-rich and most\nextravagant personalities of the Middle East. However, while extravagance is\ncommonly associated with gambling in other parts of the world, with the world\u2019s\nflashiest casinos filled with the rich and famous rubbing elbows and flaunting\ntheir luck on the spin, this is not the case in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite horse and camel racing being great tourist\nactivities, and recognised sporting events in the nation, most betting on these\nevents is outlawed. Dubai even has a place on Formula One\u2019s world championship\ncalendar, with the Yas Marina Circuit, having decided some championships in the\npast. Yet, while many fans across the world will be betting on the race, those\nin the United Arab Emirates aren\u2019t allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you\u2019re the richest visitor in the world, you won\u2019t\nbe able to visit a casino in Dubai. However, if you want the casino experience,\nthere may be a way. The world of online casino gaming is constantly improving\nand become more akin to the real experience. As shown by the Immersive Roulette\nreview at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roulettesites.org\/games\/immersive-roulette\/\">https:\/\/www.roulettesites.org\/games\/immersive-roulette\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>, playing live dealer games like this roulette delivers the\nreal-feel. So, are gambling games hosted elsewhere illegal to play in Dubai, or\nare all forms of gambling illegal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The state of gambling law in the UAE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Arab Emirates is an Islamic nation, and its\ngovernment and lawmakers adhere to Islamic law. While betting with real money\ndoes exist in tiny pockets across the country, it is disapproved of and\noutlawed for the most part. So, casinos and bookmakers do not formally exist in\nDubai. It is illegal and seen as sinful to operate a gambling house, run\ngambling games, or incite others to partake in gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>gambling is illegal across the UAE per Article 414 of the\nUAE Penal Code. The law stipulates that those found gambling can be punished with\nup to two years of imprisonment or a fine of up to Dhs20,000 (\u00a34300), with a\ncertainty of detention if the gambling takes place in a venue prepared for\ngambling, in a public place, or open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If caught running a gambling operation in the form of a\nvenue or in a public place, a maximum period of ten years&#8217; imprisonment can be\ncharged, per Article 415 of the UAE Penal Code. As for foreign gamblers,\naccording to Article 121 of the UAE Penal Code, a custodial penalty can be\nchanged by the court to deport the foreign offender from the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online gambling will be seen with the same disapproving gaze\nas land-based gambling of any form. It does, however, come under the ruling of\na different set of laws, which have recently been updated and tightened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubai has made a point of being as modern as possible in all\nareas, which includes its lawmaking. While many nations have struggled to adapt\ntheir gambling and internet laws to adapt to the ever-advancing world of online\ngambling, the United Arab Emirates have been quick to update where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Federal Law No. 5, the New Cyber Crime Law, Article 17\ndictates that the statute punishes those who publish, produce, exploit, or\ntransmit online gambling or any other material deemed to have the potential to\nprejudice public morals. Anyone found to supervise, establish, or operate\ngambling websites, can be punished by incarceration and a fine between\nDhs250,000 (\u00a353,800) and Dhs500,000 (\u00a3107,600).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, these laws were further amended to tighten the\nnation\u2019s stance against what is deemed to be cybercrime in the United Arab\nEmirates. As shown in the article, changes were made to manage terror websites\nand those deemed to inciting acts against the interests of the UAE, which\nincludes, under Article 42, the expulsion of non-citizens who break the laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, not only is gambling frowned upon in Dubai,\nit is also illegal. There are plenty of laws in place to punish those found to\nbe running gambling operations or partaking in gambling activities in the\nnation. However, unless you play in a public place, it\u2019d be very difficult to\nbe caught and punished for playing online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can gain access to an online casino that runs live\ncasino games while you\u2019re in Dubai \u2013 likely via a proxy or VPN \u2013 and keep it\nvery much to yourself, you may be able to enjoy some Immersive Roulette while\nyou visit. But then again, why risk it when there are all of these fantastic\nexperiences to enjoy during your visit to Dubai; best save your online live\ncasino play until you&#8217;re back in the continent of its origins, Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.dubai.com\/blog\/uae-law-gambling-live-dealer-games-legal-dubai\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai is famous for being home to the super-rich and most extravagant personalities of the Middle East. 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