Saudi Arabia Opens Casinos

[Azadkashmir]

is this real?

 

[Anubis]

Could be a tournament.

 

[YeBeWarned]

doesn't look like casino to me ..

 

[Avicenna]

doesn't look like casino to me ..

 

[Metanoia]

It's not a casino. It's what Barbican is to real beer.

 

[Maxpane]

Chill karo

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

Baloot (Arabic: بلوت‎, balōt IPA: [balo̞ːt]), is a popular trick card game played in GCC Countries, which is similar to the French game Belote.

The game is similar to the French Belote. The similarity between the games rules is unknown. Baloot is believed that it was brought to Hijaz by the Indian immigrants during the Ottoman Empire, then it spread to all over the country when it was unified under the Saudi rule. Some suggest that it was brought to the area of Hijaz by the Ottomans themselves when they ruled that area.

The game
There are four players in partnerships of two teams. A standard 32-card set is used. 8 for each player. There are two ways of playing "Judges suit, Arabic: أوراق الحكم / حكم(Hokom)‎" and the other way call "Sǔn صـن (Sǔn)". the suits ranking are :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloot

 

[atan651]

I doubt this game is allowed in Malaysia as it would be considered a form of gambling.

 

[Neptune_]

Thus news has already been posted. Its a simple card game.

 

[Sinnerman108]

is this real?

That is not gambling,
not even poker.
They are playing a local arabic game, Baloot.

Now what will you deserve for posting wrong news " Tohmat ".

 

[Manidabest]

its not a gambling its a baloot game and its famous in gcc and it doesnt involved money or gambling of any kind until unless an individual wants to to do it

 

[Samlee]

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[TheLahoriGuy]

Don't really like Arabs but this is FAKE NEWS.
This isn't a casino but actually a tournament of a common Saudi card game (don't remember the name),even the Imam-e-Ka'aba went to promote this event. One could ofcourse argue that you can bet that people probably gamble over this game but you can't pass judgements on guesses.

 

[El Sidd]

5 bucks on the man wearing the turban !!

 

[Anubis]