Wynn Resorts has begun advertising gaming roles for its Wynn Al Marjan Island development in Ras Al Khaimah, even as the company confirms a modest delay to the opening timetable for the UAE’s first integrated resort with casino gaming.
The latest vacancies include Gaming Supervisors, Gaming Area Managers for table games operations, Technical Supervisors for gaming equipment and hosts and hostesses for gaming marketing. The roles point to continued operational preparation for the resort, which had previously been scheduled to open in Q1 of 2027.
The recruitment push also extends beyond gaming, with vacancies across food and beverage, facilities, IT and wider resort operations. The Al Marjan Island project hired a net 117 new team members during Q1 of 2026, bringing its total employee count to 368, largely across senior executives, senior management and general and administrative functions. Wynn said key division heads and senior leaders are now in place across gaming and non-gaming areas.
Craig Billings, Wynn CEO, has told investors that the project is likely to face a “modest delay” due to regional logistics and shipping disruption, construction remains ongoing despite conflict-induced delays affecting materials. Billings said during the company’s Q1 earnings call that Wynn expects to quantify the revised opening timeline in the coming months, continuing to emphasise confidence in the long-term prospects of the UAE project, despite short-term supply chain pressure.
Wynn Al Marjan Island is being developed in partnership with Marjan and RAK Hospitality Holding. The $5.1bn resort is expected to include 1,530 rooms and suites, 22 restaurants and lounges, a 98-berth marina and a 420m private beach. The development is regarded as one of the most significant gaming projects currently under construction globally, with Wynn having secured the UAE’s first commercial gaming licence in 2024.
For the global casino industry, the latest recruitment is significant because it shows the UAE project moving further from construction and licensing into operational readiness. The advertised roles cover areas that will be central to the launch of regulated gaming in the Emirates.
The delay nevertheless underlines the exposure of large-scale IR developments to geopolitical disruption, particularly where supply chains, shipping routes and construction logistics are affected.
The combined message is therefore one of caution rather than retreat. Wynn Al Marjan Island may open later than originally planned, but the hiring of gaming staff and senior operational teams suggests the UAE’s first casino resort is continuing to advance towards launch.
