The rise of online casinos has given us the chance to try some of the most popular card games and slots from across the planet, but could we see a few typical African card games get added to UK casinos in the future?
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Whot from Nigeria Could Be a Live Game
It’s easy to see the variety of card games now available by looking at a site like Paddy’s online casino, where we can see games such as blackjack and poker among the options. They also have a live casino section, where we can find a variety of gambling games involving wheels, dice, and even coins being flipped.
It’s in this live section with human presenters where it’s easiest to imagine the whot card game from Nigeria fitting in. The gameplay involves trying to be the first player to get rid of all of their cards, and with a few tweaks this game appears to have the potential to be a suitable live casino game that might expand whot’s appeal across Africa and beyond.
Spar from Ghana Could Be Simplified
Described by BGG as a trick-taking game where the overall aim is to be the player to win the last trick, spar has become known as arguably the most popular card game in Ghana. It’s not always played for money, but the big question is whether it has the potential to be used as an online casino game. Perhaps the best parallel is with traditional Indian games like andar bahar and teen patti, which have successfully been added to some casino sites.
Trick-taking games like this aren’t commonly seen on gambling sites, possibly due to their complexity and the fact that individual games can run for a long time. However, the fact that similar games are played in several other African countries suggests that there could be a potentially large audience across the continent and among Africans living abroad if any game developer finds a way to simplify it and bring it online.
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Thunee from South Africa Has Already Gone Online
Originally played in Durban, thunee is one of the best-known South African card games, particularly in areas with Indian heritage. Its popularity can be seen in the fact that a world championship tournament was held in 2003. The first South African championship was held over three days in 2022 and it will be interesting to see if it could make the switch online.
As with spar, the rules may be rather complex for casino play, although it could be argued that poker is just as complex and that hasn’t stopped it from becoming extremely popular online. Some thunee apps are already available and it’s even been described as one of the fastest-growing card games on the planet, so there are already signs that it could be ideal for online play among British casino users and others elsewhere. GameRules explains that the first team to reach 12 points wins.
These are just a few of the popular card games played across Africa, and as the online casino industry grows, we can expect to see attempts to introduce at least a few of the games that have a big group of existing players and that can be adapted for online gambling purposes.
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