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Start an e-sports business in the UAE.Licensed in UAE free zones · fully remote · priced line by line

Leagues, tournaments, teams, academies, streaming: e-sports has its own official activity names in the UAE now, separate from building the games themselves. Verified Setups shows you those activities, the free zones that license them, and your own setup priced line by line before anything is committed.

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AED 4,888*

The licence behind it.

These are the official licensed activities our engine maps to e-sports: the exact names the authorities use, and every zone writes its own list in its own words. Our engine recognises them as one business, so your setup is built on the real activity behind it, not a guess. Where a zone’s own record notes an authority approval for an activity, it’s shown beside that zone: the licence is priced now, and an approval’s fee is scoped with you when it applies.

E-sports League OperatorRAKEZ · Innovation City · Masdar City Free Zone · IFZA approval: the relevant authority
E-sports Event ManagementAjman NuVentures Centre · Masdar City Free Zone · IFZA approval: the relevant authority
E-sports Tournament PlatformRAKEZ · Innovation City · IFZA approval: the relevant authority
E-sports Online PublicationRAKEZ approval: Media · Innovation City approval: the relevant authority · IFZA approval: the relevant authority
Gaming Community ManagementRAKEZ approval: Media · Innovation City · Masdar City Free Zone · IFZA
Gaming AcademyRAKEZ approval: Media · Innovation City · Masdar City Free Zone · IFZA approval: the relevant authority
Gaming Streaming Social Media PlatformAjman NuVentures Centre · SPC Free Zone · Shams · Innovation City · IFZA
Event management - E-sportsRAKEZ · Innovation City approval: the relevant authority
E-sports Tournament Support PlatformMasdar City Free Zone

Where it’s licensed.

Free zones on our platform whose official activity lists cover this business, with each zone’s own licence-only starting price.

Ajman NuVentures CentreAjmanSetups from AED 4,888* SPC Free ZoneSharjahSetups from AED 4,999* ShamsSharjahSetups from AED 5,760* RAKEZRas Al KhaimahSetups from AED 6,000* Innovation CityRas Al KhaimahSetups from AED 6,600* Masdar City Free ZoneAbu DhabiSetups from AED 7,000* IFZADubaiSetups from AED 12,900*

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