Official languages: Arabic
Population: 2,577,000
Currency: Omani Rial (OMR)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 0.5681 OMR
1 GBP = 0.6340 OMR
1 USD = 0.3837 OMR

Poker in Oman
It is not possible to find a legal game of poker in Oman. In fact, all forms of gambling in the country are banned. The reason for this is that Islam is the official religion of Oman. Under Islamic law, gambling of any kind is strictly forbidden. In countries where gambling is legal, poker games usually take place in casinos. Oman has no casinos to host poker games or poker tournaments. Even private home games are not allowed when money is involved, because placing wagers on the outcome of a game, match, or other event is forbidden. This lack of poker means the game is not well known, and there are very few poker players in Oman. The government has the ability to legalize gambling in the country, but if it did, casinos and poker halls in Oman would only be open to tourists. However, this probably will never happen as most people in Oman are against the legalization of gambling.

Online Poker in Oman
The only way to play poker in Oman is to play online. This becomes tricky since gambling is not allowed in the country. Fortunately there are loopholes that players can use to enjoy online poker games in Oman. Foreign online poker sites have an advantage of being hosted in countries where the laws of Oman do not apply. Furthermore, when a player uses an internet poker room, the gambling takes place in the country where the site is hosted, not where the player is. Because of this, players in Oman use foreign internet poker websites to play real-money poker games and to participate in large poker tournaments, all using the internet as a tool. These foreign gambling websites are the only way to play online poker in Oman.