Something happened in my locality and I just wonder if that's how we also behave in the online space.
So, they're always a group of rougues in my country, they're often sited in the market place where there's a reasonable population, what's their work???
The have things in a martch box like stones and sticks, they'll ask you to pick the one out of it that has something, depending on what the want....
At first, when you pick, they'll let you win so as to drag your attention, then subsequent wins, you'll be at the losing side and the make sure the drain your pockets entirely.
So, just last week, this lady fell a victim and she was shouting and crying, the had obviously emptied her pocket and even gotten her phone from her in the process of the gambling.
My thoughts, is this how we often feel when we lose out on a bet??
Do you wish the site can refund your money??
Gambling should be your choice, you shouldn't let anyone compel or persuade you into it.
These sort of street fraudsters can easily be dealt with by the police most of the time, it's illegal to engage these sort of activities - unlicensed gambling - in almost every country around the world. With just a little bit of evidence, maybe a bit of short stealth recording, it should be easy to present this to the police and get them arrested. They really do take advantage of people who are unfamiliar with card tricks and other games. Ironically it shows how addictive gambling can be, because they often allow you to win small amounts in the first one or two goes of the game, the wisest people would leave at this point, but then those sort of people would never be playing the game anyway so it takes care of itself from the conman's perspective.
But we know that not all people would really be that wise nor really be that aware about gambling and on the time that they would really go into a place and able to encounter such stuffs then this is where
people do easily get hook specially on the time that they would really be showing and letting them win on few tries.It is true that in every place there are really that these illegal doings or fraudsters on which they would really be taking some advantage into those who do have zero knowledge. This is why having that common sense would be your best weapon on which you would really be that able to sense
things that somethings off or not really that right. Come to mind that if those given games are really that easy to win up on your first tries then you should really be minding
on hows it possible? it cant really be just that some sort of rigged or making you believe that it is really just that easy.
It is indeed a grim reality that such fraudulent activities often target those with little to no understanding of the games or mechanics involved. The initial wins serve as a deceptive enticement, a proverbial 'siren call,' drawing unsuspecting individuals into a rigged game. While law enforcement indeed plays a critical role in curbing such activities, the onus falls upon individuals to equip themselves with knowledge. Knowledge is power, after all. By understanding the inherent risks and mechanics of these games, one can more effectively resist the allure of easy wins.
Moreover, fostering a societal dialogue about such schemes, much like we are doing here, can raise public awareness and dissuade potential victims from falling prey. In essence, shared knowledge becomes a collective defense. In the end, prevention remains the best cure, and awareness is the first step towards prevention.
I don't see the business of the law enforcers here as the choice is always freely made, and when you experience something you don't like, you should not want it again, and then you have to quit. This is how I see the whole thing, it's a matter of choice, and no matter how the system is wired/rigged to trick anyone, it should not trick a sensible person for too long before the right consciousness would be alerted. Just don't do what you do not want to do or do not have much belief in, and when anyone persuades you for anything and you still oblige the person, I believe that it's a choice you made, no one should be blamed but you if it boomerangs.
No one should expect a quick-rich scheme in gambling or anywhere else and when something new to you is happening in such a way that is advertised or experienced related to that, then be more cautious rather than blaming someone's later.