This article reported it as the visuals of the first-ever ‘Baloot championship’ held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. When we searched for more sources using relevant keywords, a video with similar visuals was found in an article published by ‘The News International’ website on 06 April 2018. These users mentioned it as the visuals of a card game tournament held in Saudi Arabia’s capital city Riyadh.
On reverse image search of the screenshots in the video, it is found out that videos with similar visuals are being circulated on social media at least since April 2018. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE. Casino or gambling are strictly prohibited in Saudi Arabia. Baloot is a popular card game that is being played for more than 100 years in Saudi Arabia. This tournament was held at King Abdullah Studies and Research Centre in Riyadh. This video shows a 2018 incident of hundreds of Saudi Muslims participating in the ‘Baloot Championship’ tournament organised by the Saudi Arabia General Sports Authority. The archived version of the post can be seen here.Ĭlaim: Recent visuals of a large group of Muslims playing at a Casino in Saudi Arabia.įact: The video shared in the post is an old one.
