Whilst poker has a long history spanning almost the entire globe, online poker in Arabic countries is perhaps where it is the most popular. Unlike poker is particularly popular in the Gulf countries, that is the ones bordering the Persian Gulf. This came about through the proliferation of tourists to these areas, particularly the United Arab Emirates, during the last couple of decades. Before then, poker was not widely played at all, pg slotxo and sports betting held the vast majority of the online gaming sector. Nowadays whilst land-based gaming is still disallowed in most of the Gulf countries, it is easy to play online. You won't find enormous poker tournaments in glamorous settings as we have in America, or Europe in the Gulf countries, but you can play safely online with no trouble as long as you are using a website that is based outside of the Arabic regions. This rule has allowed poker to become popular with those passing through the Gulf countries.