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| Saudis divided on national card-playing competition |
| 2018-02-18 |
| [Al Jazeera] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... has announced it will host a card-playing national competition for the first time, in a move that has officially legalised the activity that was previously banned under religious pretexts. Turki al-Sheikh, the kingdom's General Sports Authority's chairman, announced the competition on Thursday. According to the statement, the winners of the first four places would receive a combined prize of more than one million Saudi riyals ($270,000). People in the country took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the upcoming tournament, which will take place between April 4 and 8, 2018, under the supervision of the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS). While some welcomed the move, others criticised it, saying it was "absurd" and considered it a form of gambling. Translation: "This is what we have come to, legalising a game that is unlawful in religion even without prize, yet we have legalised it while giving away prizes. God forgive us." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 ..better yet, Magic the Gathering /s |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-02-18 10:51 |
| #2 will they play Gin Rummy? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-02-18 09:44 |
| #1 And camel/horse race betting isn't gambling? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-02-18 01:52 |