{"id":10154,"date":"2025-12-04T22:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/investor-update-shows-ras-al-khaimah-tourism-boom-lifting-wynn-al-marjan-island\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T22:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:18:16","slug":"investor-update-shows-ras-al-khaimah-tourism-boom-lifting-wynn-al-marjan-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/investor-update-shows-ras-al-khaimah-tourism-boom-lifting-wynn-al-marjan-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor Update Shows Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Boom Lifting Wynn Al Marjan Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Wynn Resorts is leaning into rapid tourism growth in Ras Al Khaimah as it prepares to launch Wynn Al Marjan Island, the first integrated casino resort in the UAE. With a 2027 opening on the horizon, analysts were briefed on a destination expanding at a pace few global markets can match.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Wynn Al Marjan Island will operate under the UAE first land-based casino licence<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Ras Al Khaimah tourism expected to grow nearly 27% annually to 2030<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>UAE gaming GGR forecast ranges from $2 billion to $5 billion<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Tourism Surge Sets Stage for Wynn Al Marjan Island<\/h2>\n<p>Wynn Resorts told investors that RAK tourism is projected to rise sharply over the next several years. Forecasts from the Emirate tourism board and the RAK Centre for Statistics show visitor volume climbing to 5.3 million by 2030, with overnight stays jumping to 9.6 million. Growth rates of this scale position RAK as one of the UAE most dynamic tourism markets.<\/p>\n<p>The resort received the nation first land-based casino licence from the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority in 2024. Each Emirate may issue one licence under current rules, though Sharjah will not participate.<\/p>\n<h2>RAK Hospitality Investment Fuels Expansion<\/h2>\n<p>RAK Hospitality Holdings, Wynn local partner, outlined major investments across hotels and infrastructure. The Emirate expects 12% yearly revenue growth in tourism to 2030, supported by an expanding inventory of premium rooms. Four- and five-star hotels are forecast to dominate the landscape, reaching nearly 92% of total supply. 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