Gambling Fraud

Gambling Fraud: Types and Probability of Success

Fraudsters have always existed. There are an incredibly large number of them in the gambling industry, since where serious money is circulating, there will always be those who want to profit from it dishonestly. At the same time, there are scammers both in dishonest establishments and among visitors. To understand the overall picture, it makes sense to briefly talk about the main types of fraud. This will be useful for everyone who is into gambling.

Scams in land-based casinos

Let's start our journey into the world of swindlers with regular land-based casinos. Every potential player has probably seen dozens of films in which the main characters successfully "expose" casinos for very large sums of money using various fraudulent schemes. However, not many blockbusters have been made about swindlers who own gambling establishments, although such ones did exist. Since the birthplace of modern casinos can be considered the United States (more precisely, two cities - Las Vegas and Reno), the main options for taking money from the population were invented there. Among the methods that club owners have invented to deceive visitors are the following:

Making changes to the design of a slot machine in order to produce smaller and rarer winnings.
Dealer "mistakes" that drunk and tired players simply don't notice.
A device that changes the trajectory of the ball on a roulette table (usually a special brake).
Cheating by the dealer who deals the cards.
Bones in which the center of gravity is shifted (studding is also possible).
Other methods include robbing the lucky guy who left the casino with his pockets full of money.

As you can see, there is a chance of being deceived by clubs. Naturally, today it is a great rarity, but it does happen. There are also enough scams by players. These are:

Catals still exist. When playing at a card table, a cheater can easily replace losing cards with winning ones. And his opponents won't even notice.
Replacing small chips with larger ones. This is done at a roulette or card table, but for this to work, you have to act in a group. While some visitors distract the dealer and players, another discreetly changes the chips on the table.
Stealing is practiced in "mid-range" establishments frequented by the average crowd who love not only to gamble, but also to drink well. A neighbor at the card table or roulette table can simply steal a few chips from an inattentive visitor.
Collusion with casino dealers, which allows cheating of participants in card games. This is a complex and expensive method, it is used very rarely.
Cameras hidden in an accomplice allow you to take pictures of your opponent's cards and transmit information to the player at the card table using special devices. Previously, a system of signs was used, which replaced devices for transmitting information that had not yet been invented.
Other methods of fraud, of which there are many.

So, we've talked about land-based casinos, but what about virtual establishments?

Online Casino Scams

Gambling Fraud

With the development of technology, gambling is gradually moving into the virtual space. Fraudsters are also not asleep, so there are many ways to make money through fraud. Let's start with deception by casinos. Today, a very unpleasant situation has developed in the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet: for one honest establishment that will never deceive visitors, several hundred fake resources have been opened. At the same time, their number is growing every day.

It is impossible to win in such casinos by definition. They do not have a license, and the machines are not certified. All simulators that are offered for launch are rigged in such a way that the player does not have the slightest chance of winning. Such clubs are advertised very aggressively, so there is no point in even writing their name. Any visitor interested in gambling will easily answer the question: what sites open after clicking on the queries "play for money", "slot machines for real money", etc. Usually these are clones of a very famous brand.

To lure simpletons into their establishments, many methods are used. These are generous bonus programs, no deposit bonuses, etc. Numerous partner sites of fake establishments offer "profitable" promo codes and secret codes. They also talk about profitable strategies and schemes for deceiving casinos. In general, they do everything to attract you to the club and force you to top up your deposit. Such tricks are especially actively used in social networks: VK, Telegram, Facebook, etc. Be careful and do not trust scammers!

There are also scammers on the part of online casino players. They try to deceive the casino using various programs for hacking slot machines. Let us note right away that today it is almost impossible to pull off a scam. Casino servers are protected no worse than the Pentagon, so you are unlikely to succeed. In addition, such actions are fraud and can have very unpleasant consequences. You should not even try to deceive the security system of a virtual club. You will not succeed.

Play fairly and without fanaticism, just enjoy launching slots and learn to manage your emotions so as not to become addicted to the game.