Spintec Wins UAE Vendor Licence, Completes Ontario AGCO Application

Spintec, a supplier of electronic gaming products, said on 3 November 2026 that the UAE's General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) has awarded it a federal gaming-related vendor licence, and that it has finished its supplier application in Ontario.

The Spintec vendor licence gives the company a regulated route to sell into the UAE's commercial gaming sector. In Canada, the company has submitted its paperwork to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) but has not announced a decision.

What Spintec announced

The UAE licence is the concrete regulatory result. According to eegaming.org, Spintec described the approval as opening the way to vendor relationships with operators that already hold GCGRA licences. Spintec has not disclosed a licence term in the reports available.

In Ontario, the company reported that its application for a gaming-related supplier licence is complete. Chief commercial officer Goran Sovilj said Spintec teamed up with its partner Bet Rite on the Ontario work. Bet Rite has been Spintec's Canadian distributor since 2023, a relationship Spintec set out when it entered the Canadian market.

Where the UAE licence fits

The GCGRA is the federal regulator for commercial gaming in the UAE. It was created by a Federal Law by Decree, sits in Abu Dhabi and is the only body empowered to license and supervise commercial gaming activity and venues across the country. Gamingo has followed its build-out from the start, including its licence requirements and application process.

Spintec joins a vendor list that has expanded quickly. The GCGRA's public directory carried more than 20 gaming-related vendor licences as of August 2026, according to NetNewsLedger. Gamingtec received one that month, and a Playtech subsidiary secured another around July, according to Focus Gaming News.

The first wave came in late 2024 and 2025. Aristocrat became the first gaming vendor licensed in the UAE, Smartplay secured its vendor licence days afterward, and Sportradar gained a vendor licence in October 2025. Spintec was also the subject of an earlier collaboration announced with Merkur Group.

Ontario: application stage

Spintec's Ontario position is a submitted application, not a granted licence. The AGCO is the commission that handles gaming supplier licensing in the province. Until Spintec reports an approval or registration, operators and distributors should regard its Ontario eligibility as pending.

What it means for operators

For GCGRA-licensed operators, the practical change is one more regulated supplier of electronic gaming products they can contract with. A vendor licence is permission to supply, so its commercial value depends on UAE operators placing orders within the GCGRA framework.

For Spintec, the two markets rest on different footing. In the UAE it now holds the federal vendor licence. In Ontario it relies on Bet Rite as its Canadian distributor while the AGCO application runs its course.

Status reviewed on 3 November 2026. Key details come from Spintec's announcement as reported by eegaming.org and Focus Gaming News, with regulator background from the GCGRA's public pages. More regulation news and EMEA coverage.