Dubai, Oct 16 : A UAE-based international consultancy firm is all set to launch a global online poll competition to choose the millennium's modern seven wonders.

The Dubai administration has stated that it would invest around $5.1 billion in MGM Mirage, giving the Las Vegas casino company an associate as it stretched into realty.

Gambling is prohibited in the UAE and Gulf states, comprising Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, because it contradicts Islamic Shariah law.