What is the gambling age in the United Arab Emirates?
18
Minimum age to gamble: 18.
The United Arab Emirates is one of 162 countries classified “18” for the gambling age — 77% of the 210 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Gambling by country
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Qatar
- Gambling prohibited Gambling is prohibited at any age.
- Bahrain
- Gambling prohibited Gambling is illegal for all ages in Bahrain, except for raffles.
- Oman
- Gambling prohibited Gambling is prohibited at any age.
- Kuwait
- Gambling prohibited Gambling is prohibited at any age.
- Iran
- Gambling prohibited Gambling is prohibited at any age.
- Saudi Arabia
- Gambling prohibited Gambling is prohibited at any age.
Other laws in United Arab Emirates
- Cryptocurrency
- Legal
- Online Gambling
- Partially legal
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