Poker Fever Spreads to the Land of Online Gaming
Gibraltarians, like the inhabitants of most Mediterranean nations are avid game players. In the summertime, the beaches are filled to the brim with locals wiling the day away engaging in their favourite games and pastimes. Aside from the more traditional beach games like football and volleyball, beach tennis (known locally as la’ pala’) is a favourite on Gibraltar’s beaches. However in the scorching summer sun, less strenuous games are more in fashion, particularly amongst the older generation. Dominoes and various card games are popular choices, as is ‘la tablita’ (a game which is similar to Ludo but played on a homemade wooden board). However despite game-playing forming such an integral part of Gibraltarian culture, a few years ago you would have been hard pressed to find a serious poker game anywhere on this British colony.
