Official language: Arabic
Population: 27,601,038
Currency: Riyal (SAR)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 5.5497 SAR
1 GBP = 6.1936 SAR
1 USD = 3.7485 SAR

Casinos in Saudi Arabia
There are no casinos in Saudi Arabia. In fact, casino gambling is not allowed anywhere, even if it is not played for money. This is due to a complete ban on all forms of gambling in the country. Islam is the official religion of Saudi Arabia, and under Islamic law, all forms of gambling are strictly forbidden. This prevents Islamic Saudis from building casinos, and from visiting casinos in other countries. Most people support the ban on casinos in Saudi Arabia, and it is unlikely that the ban will be lifted in the future. The lack of casinos in Saudi Arabia means that most Saudis don't know how to play casino games, and those who do cannot play them openly. There is some illegal gambling in the country, but it is not very widespread.

Online Casinos in Saudi Arabia
There are no online casinos in Saudi Arabia either. This lack of internet casinos is a direct result of the ban on gambling in the country. The government of Saudi Arabia does not distribute licenses allowing companies to offer online casino gambling to players in the country. Moreover, the Saudi government works to prevent local players from accessing foreign internet casinos as well. They do this by trying to filter the internet so that Saudis cannot even access foreign casino websites. The filter is not perfect, however, and many Saudis find sites where they can sign up and play online casino games. Because the Saudi government will never allow online casino websites to run in the country, using these foreign sites is the only way for players to use online casinos in Saudi Arabia.