Culture and history

Historically, the gaming scene of Egypt arose in the secular environment of Cairo and coastal resorts under the influence of European traditions: hotel salons, balls, club life.

With the strengthening of religious norms and the state ban on citizens, the industry has transformed into a "tourist" niche: playrooms have remained at hotels and are designed for foreigners, while internal cultural practice has shifted to non-ordinary forms of leisure.

In everyday urban culture, cafes with board games are rooted - tawla (backgammon), dominoes, chess - as a social ritual without bets.

Mass holidays, the art scene and the nightlife of resorts form the external background, but the monetary risk remains socially disapproved.

As a result, the cultural vector is division: for tourists - casinos as part of the hotel infrastructure; for locals - traditional cafes, family holidays and entertainment without excitement.