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We all know that gambling existed long time in human history and in several forms and ways. I’m sure old people has another image when they think about gambling the first thing coming on their head is most probably cards, casinos and horse racing since they were more famous than any other game. Now as in this new generation of gambling thinking of it generate an image of slots, betting and live card tables and tou can gamble in your own house without getting in touch with people all you need is your device and access to internet.
My topic today is about a simple question, Do you think gambling in old days is more safe than our days now?
Just 2 months ago in my region unfortunately a guy in my age has been murdered in cold blood only for gambling when the victim managed to win a good amount of money against the owner of an illegal small casino. If these two people where gambling online nothing bad could happen
In the other hand gambling online also have consequences such as getting scammed by the casino as well.

You can use a reputable casino that people are recommendimg, like the ones on this forum, like livecasino.io. People that got scammed most likely use the casinos that are not trustworthy or the ones that people are complaining about.

But online casinos have the consequence of gamblers getting addicted but they are the modern day casinos that makes gambling easier to access.

I think not much changed in terms of 'personal' safety of the gambler. In fact, I think it's a lot more dangerous to go out there and beat the house due to how documented everything is nowadays and how easy it is for people to find another person and do harm against them. While we, as a society may have toned violence down a bit, it's a different case when huge money is involved and those who lost that money—through 'unfair' ways or so they think—have some people at their disposal.

Dangers are always present when you gamble. It just became increasingly easy to track you down when you did something unfavorable against the house or another player.

For me and you we can choose a trust a legit casino and have no problem in that, but many people are getting scammed by some casinos where they target new gamblers and tricking them with bonuses and evil ways so it’s still a risk and there’s daily victims of that
For addiction i must agree with you since it has become easier for people to access and participate in various games so people are more likely to develop compulsive behavior, as they can easily access gambling opportunities at any time

Well, for me, I would choose that gambling is more safer now than it was in the old days, the reason for this is very simple, like the op referenced something that happened in his area where someone was murdered in cold blood, issues like this have been from the very old days, many have lost their lives through gambling offline because smart phones with internet connection was not common back then, also, online casinos were very limited if there was any one at all in the first place.

Back in those days, our fathers had no options, but today, we have lots of options that would help us not to get into troubles while gambling, and that to gamble online, gambling online have even become more interesting than going to a live casino, this is for me though.

that's true, if you will play on top and reputable casinos, you won't have any problem with them. but your addiction will be at risk here as you can easily go bankrupt if you can't contain your gambling habits. there are pros and cons with online casinos and so with traditional ones. it is up to you where you think you will be more comfortable of and hopefully not ruin your life.
i really am grateful with crypto casinos that we have today because we can easily access games at the comfort of our homes even spending with small amount of our funds, and still get the excitement of playing with it.

We are not sure, perhaps we haven't heard or no one has reported a gambling related crimes in the past that's why we say or have the impression that gambling is safe in the old days as compare to today.

But with the advent of internet and casinos started to go online, crypto based of fiat, so I guess we gamblers are safe at home playing and there are no threat if we win big money. On the other hand, KYC is asked, casino's might not pay you your winnings if they suspect that something is not right and other reasons that online casino might pull off. So there are trade offs as well.

IMO, it's a lot safer now and that is all thanks to technology.
Your example though is not what I am expecting, murder. I thought it was the security of the gamblers against the casino itself and not the people around them.
As long as you know what online reputable casino you will join then worrying about being scammed is not a problem anymore. They have names they must protect too so that their business will keep on running and profits will continue.
They cannot just idle and let one customer problem be a bigger one because social media is just right in the corner and that could mean their whole business if proven.
Security online is on you, protect yourself, especially with phishing as they are also growing.

I'd say that it's getting better because online gambling can at the worst cost you some money but you won't get assaulted trying to withdraw cash from the ATM or coming back home with whatever money you got out from the casino.

Online gambling has its pros and cons and I'd say that it's more addictive than gambling at a physical casino but your physical safety is as high as it can be and if you decide to play at a licensed casino you at least won't get scammed. The only problem you're facing nowadays is the game itself.

If you are talking about the interaction of a player to gambling site then I can say yes, with the presence of Regulatory board, casinos are filtered so people can transact in a gambling platform with an ease.

Aside from that, when we talk about physically, then gambling such as online gambling enable us to access gambling games without us moving from one place to another.  Having an access to gambling game at home can lessen road accidents, robbery, and many other crime that happens due to the movement of a player from his home towards his work.

What OP have mentioned is rare incident. Such incidents won't happen all around and connecting to that particular incident we can't term gambling to be unsafe. If I'm not wrong, the person who killed another seems to be a drug addict than a gambler. Compared to the past days it is secure around. Online gambling is much secure and much user friendly that anyone can play with ease.

As i said it’s an illegal casino actually in our country we don’t have any casino since it’s against the rules. I count what happened in that case as the days before Internet and online casinos are invented, Knowing that gambling back in time has been linked to various criminal activities throughout history as i read before about the famous Charles Ponzi who invented Ponzi Scheme started his scheme in part by his desire to pay off gambling debts ended up with worse results.
For online casinos that are still scamming people obviously they never cared about their reputation, they still have customers and advertising to get more victims every time and we have examples in our forum

So im just wrong believing that the word "SAFE" was pertaining about on the risk level but its not since this do talk about security on ones self literally.If we do speak about winning huge amounts whether on online or offline then there's always the risk but we cant really deny that winning big on a physical casino would be imposing up that risk which might result on abducting or killing you due to having tons of money.
Somehow there are ways which you could really be able to avoid yourself on such scenario on where you could always have the option to be with somebody that would be securing you out on getting
away on the vicinity without any problems.As for online casinos then sticking to most reputable and known platforms would be the best bet to make.

In the past robbers pretending to be gamblers can be seen around the Casinos waiting for the win to happen for any person. Once winning amounts were handled to the winner these robbers steal them away. Now, everything is under hard security and crimes were almost zero. Incidents like the one mentioned used to happen in localities where people play within themselves placing bets.

I do think that the question kind of doesn't have any accurate answer.

We can't control if someone wants to do some shit on the said gambler.

Just remember that being "SAFE" in gambling can't be applied most of the time as we don't have any control over any situation. We should just need to adjust and try our best to be safe or if really too worried about safety, then minimize gambling outside and just focus on online gambling. In short, being a lowkey gambler.

one thing is clear to me, the fact that this cryptocurrency market is not a regulated market yet, there are many opportunities for scammers to steal people's money and with that they get away with it, and as people always want to try new things, scammers You can even lie that you created last generation 3D games, people don't even take the time to think that it could be an illusion, it could be a lie.

it is enough for someone to come and talk about things like decentralized casino, web 3.0 casino, casino without KYC and people soon create accounts in such casinos, and people need to do a lot of research, and people need to always choose to play the old game that they are used to it and do not be fooled by new things that are not reliable

You are right though, like I said in my comment earlier, the act of fighting or killing a person or even people in the course of gambling is not a thing of today, infact, such crimes have reduced greatly due to the kind of technology that have come to the gambling industry, in the old days, when online gambling was still in our dreams, crimes as this as well as stealing was very common, even, the perpetrators can carry out such crimes activities in broad day light and end up not being caught.
So indeed, technology have brought a good level of security to gambling, gambling have become a business for so many not so strong people, in the past, a weak person dare not try to make gambling their hobby, they will be killed in no time.

This is not something new, it happened in the past, and could possibly happen in the future, there will always be winners in casinos and there will always be people with bad intentions, crime happens when all the elements are present like greed and hatred I don't think both platforms are 100% safe because as you posted there's a possibility of scam and it really happens, you just have to look at the scam section to read a lot of complaints about players getting scammed and it's not small amounts we're talking thousands of dollars, some amount life-changing.

If your only concern is if it's safe to gamble in online casino then there are reputable one that are already existing in this forum. If there's a problem there should be a solution just like what you said through time the crime and security is evolving. You don't have to worry too much to what you can't see but instead do some research and observe or try it if you have a doubt.

We can't exactly tell you that it's safer to gamble because there are these types of people that would do everything in order to get what they wanted.

You already have answered this question through the speculation of what happened there. If that victim has just gambled online while staying at the comfort of his home then nothing severe will happen. But these crimes will do really come when someone is known to have bunch of money and those suspects are really pursuing to make a crime, so when an online gambler comes out and he bragged it online on how much he have won. There's a tendency that some robbers might attack him for being showy on how much money he've got when he gambled. Online gambling is safer physically but you just can't predict these things to come.

Its safe if you gamble anonymously, and this is the reason why crypto gambling is on a good trend.

Having a bad incidents report is not new to gambling, especially on a traditional gambling casinos, there's a lot of group who are working dirty just to get what they want and probably your friend is a victim of that since its an illegal small casinos probably run by a gang.

Online gambling might not be safe for your money but at least you are safe from getting into a trouble. You can just choose the best site and being scammed can be prevented by just using all the security option available on the site you are playing. So far, I don't have any experience of hacking or scamming in the site I'm playing with.

Oh so you are talking about the general safety of the individuals when it comes to gambling and not about the safety of the games in general? In my opinion, gambling has been relatively safe with the introduction of online casinos where you can freely gamble anytime and at any place for your convenience. Unfortunately, however, it also became more dangerous depending on the places and people you deal with.

In the Philippines, there were a group of cockfighters that were involved in some syndicate and their bodies were found lifeless on soil. Just make sure that if you were to gamble, do not associate yourself with anyone. Lastly, avoid loan sharks as these people have very powerful connections that can seriously and potentially put your life in danger.

Physical violence?, well, of course, as there's no physical access in online casinos.

But as you say, yes, there's lots of more scams online, because there's no one to trace if things go bad. On a normal casino everything is way more regulated, there are cameras, etc.

At the end of the day, most activities are being transferred online these days, and gambling is no different. People will continue to gamble, and also people will continue to scam others.

Same stuff happening, just in another medium.

Gambling in ancient times would never feel safe, even though in a safe situation it seems much safer now because we can gamble using our cell phones or laptops in a shady house, not gambling outside where other people might not like us, lucky are the people who play gambling on this day they can sit quietly

In normal countries (which are at least gradually developing) it is obvious that now gambling is safer and in every sense better than before. Simply because this is the case in almost all areas of life - medicine is better, entertainment is better, transportation is better, etc. This is progress. If we are talking about degrading countries, then everything is different there, and some countries are still at a savage level of development where you can be killed for a couple of dollars or for no reason at all.

if we're talking about safety, now it's way safer than it was back in the days, you gave a good example about things that could happen in illegal casinos, and even legal ones, i heard that a lot of casinos were managed by mafias back in the day and they handle business way differently, for example someone gets caught counting cards, now he will be kicked out and never allowed back in the casino, but with mafia owning the casino we'll hear a totally different scenario, the least that could happen to that person is getting beat up.

Even if not in gambling related on which you do simply show off some huge money on social media and if your identity is exposed or someone do really knows you then you are really putting up yourself at risk and this is why its never been that recommendable for you to boast up something specially with money.Criminal minds are really just on the corner and just waiting up for the right opportunity or time for them to attack if ever they do really have the chance and this is why dont really put up yourself into danger due to some foolish actions that had been made.Playing on online casinos is much safer but chances of getting scammed or hack with your funds
is still there if you arent that too mindful towards your actions.

I'm sure there are records similar like you mentioned in the old days, it exists in other interests it can happen in gambling, there are such things as gambling-related criminality because greed and hates are just two of the things that exist in gambling, and what happen in physical casinos can also happen in online casinos because the elements to commit a crime can also happen in online games, you can get scam in a physical casino, online casinos can also scam you, safety should be your concern when playing on both platforms.

Saying gambling is safe today would be subjective regardless of the era and generation.

Gambling, in general, should be safe but we don't know what will happen in the future while we gamble. Just hope though that no such thing as worst case-scenario will happen along the way. There might be really some gambling-related crimes that will happen but that is something that can't be avoided.

Hope for the best indeed that we won't experience such a situation related to gambling.

Longer you go backwards in history, more safer it is now. And you don't need to go too far back when things like boxing were in hands of mobsters etc. There used to be a short period in history at the beginning of the rise of the internet when everything was in gray area and nothing were really regulated in the internet. This has also changed as we know.

These days the regulatory oversight around money is getting tighter, and not too far in history there were non of it.

Everything is better, even for athletes it's safer. They are using all sorts of protective gear and there are rules helping them not getting killed.

So in short. not only gambling is safer. Handling money is safer, customers are being protected. People are safer. Everything is safer.

Case to case basis indeed. There are really some cases that illegal things can be happened because of gambling.

So far, since online gambling is now hype, gambling is more safer to me compare before when the only access is thru physical ones.

Above anything else, we just needs to stay safe as always.

In my opinion gambling is almost assuredly safer now than it was in the past, however I believe it would be based on your location on earth when it comes down to it.   Some countries, like the United States, are legalzing gambling in big ways, across many different "sectors".  By legalizing so much, there's less "black market" gambling/bookies etc..which lead to more dangerous situations.  By legalizing they are cutting out a lot of that crime that no longer persists due to being cut out of the business. You could potentially live in a country that's become less or more "safe", just depending on your government structure.. some gov's have become more progressive, others the opposite.

We live in an unsafe world with criminal elements lurking around every corner. These elements are present online and offline. They are looking to take advantage of a small lapse to attack you. I do not think gambling is safer now than before. In fact, the dangers have increased, and that is why every gambler must be conscious of their environment as soon as they step into the casino or log onto their website. Anyone or anything around you that acts or seems suspicious shouldn't be taken for granted. When you hit the jackpot, do not display it on social media or in public. It is foolhardy. Always be discreet. For your safety, stay anonymous.

With casinos being more accessible now than before then we could say it did become somewhat safer since we could avoid those potential dangers that anyone could experience from offline gambling. Sure, scams can still happen but most gamblers can easily avoid them now that we have so many reputable casinos compared to back then. As long as gamblers put in enough effort to do their research then they should have no issues gambling online since there's more than enough information to tell which casinos are good and bad.

I would say, yes.
It is safer nowadays than in previous decades or years. It is not only because the fact you can partake in gambling from your home and around people you only want to have contact with, but it is also about how the laws have evolved and the view of society on gambling. In my opinion, the more liberal society is about personal habits, then it would be less likely to have people attending to underground or illegal places to gamble, drink, etc.

Gambling in the old days was not safe for the winners because people could see them getting win when they won.
Some people with bad intentions will try to rob the winnings while on their way home unless the winner comes home in the safety of his rental.
What happened in your area might happen in another area, and some casino owners don't like to see someone win a lot of money.
In online casinos, cases of fraud often happen; many people have experienced this because they are not looking for a reputable and trusted casino.

It is safer to gamble in an online casino than gambling in a land-based casino because you are gambling from your home. You are not playing in public where other people could monitor you and whether you are winning big or not. At home, you can be sure nobody is looking at you. In a casino, you can't guarantee nobody will follow you when you come out. If you are winning big you can even be robbed of your money on your way home.

it is about the attitude of the people towards gambling and Money , he won and the other one cannot afford the losing so he did what means for him is right, if we gamble we must be ready to lose of course.

you can be a scam victim or hacking it is depend on how you will find site to play and how to manage to deal from those potential hackers and scammers.

That means your answer is about "Security".

It's that right? If you gambling in some random place, especially while the crime rate is really high. Then you should guard your self, but while you're playing on "Landbase" casino especially like "Las Vegas"

Should be fine, so all-of these question can be easily answered on (Where do you gambling, and how the crime rate). Make sure you're not get follow as well.

I think it's safer now because we have the option to gamble online without the need to physically present with other people, so it's a matter of choice. Because the situation that happened 2 months ago in your area probably has similar cases before wherein a gambler is playing in illegal small casino because obviously it's a risky thing to do and will really put you in danger once you win huge.

Therefore, if you want to be safe to secure yourself from any harm that can cause of winning huge, then choose a casino where will put you at ease. It should be licensed and has a high security to protect their gamblers regardless of it's online or a land based casino.

What do you mean with "safer"? There are still lots of shady casinos out there scamming people. I wouldn't call this "safe". There are also good casinos with good reputation but not everybody is lucky enough to find them. For example 1xBet has a huge ad campaign everywhere, even in this forum and we all know that they are a scam casino. However, they still manage to attract customers and nobody can do anything about that.

I don't think we are in the "safe" zone and we will probably never be.

Well, it depends. In general, yes, because the fact that gambling is legal and regulated rather than in the hands of mafias makes it intrinsically less dangerous. However, as you say, you can be scammed in an online casino, and that is not the only danger. The ability to gamble at any time from anywhere with your mobile phone has increased the rate of addiction and gambling-related problems dramatically.

Gambling nowadays is much safer. I still remember that gambling in the past was very harsh, if you are a weak person then don't try to play gambling because you will be tortured for no reason especially if you win big like what happened to my uncle before when he played cockfighting gambling, the dealer refused to pay it, as a result, there was a big fight which caused my uncle to become disabled and everyone who was there ended up in prison.


sad to read this story. If those gamblers knew how to play online gambling, I'm sure he wouldn't have been killed. Currently, there are many trusted online gambling sites, especially crypto gambling sites, what we need to do now is tell others about the good benefits of playing online gambling. there is no point in gambling offline, winning big at online gambling is much safer.

Yes, some factors of safety will be mutually exclusive due to the fact the two types of casinos have their drawbacks. The case example that OP bring is some of the physical safety risks of physical casino players if they are in an area with a high crime rate, usually a city with a thriving casino business as well as a haven for gangsters. Basically, the level of risk is greater when you have a lot of money, not because you are gambling.

If we talk about safety in terms of exploiting and ways to cheat, then it is safer right now than before, as there have been cheats before that have been discovered and were also patched or solved to not happening again, so it is more foolproof right now. But when we talk about our safety, like being kidnapped or someone stealing our money, then it is not safe right in going to the casino. That is why other big people have body guards on them just for them to be safe. That is why it is safer to gamble at home than online, as it is way safer.

comparing both Online and Land base gambling is indeed about security , but for old time gambler like me? i still love playing in land base because of the ambiance and the people actual reaction that brings me more happiness and enjoyment.

although I felt like super secured in online gambling as i can play even inside my rooms yet? i still find way at least once a month to go in casino houses to enjoy my old time ways.

Nowadays ? it is not about the amount of money involve mate but the chance of those criminal to act one , meaning their target are those who are in open chances and not about how much they can take(at least good amount) they are targeting those people that mostly alone and they seen in gambling place.
but yes physical casino is riskier than Online casino in many ways not just physical but also when we are hiding our gambling activities from people around us.

Well, I'm definitely sure we all could agree that being scammed is way better than being murdered.
Murder doesn't only exist in relation with gambling, but there are a lot of things to for a murder to take place, and almost most of them involves money.
There is probably 0.1% chance of you getting robbed and murdered after winning in a physical casino. So, don't overthink regarding that. Online gambling was created for you to enjoy betting at the comfort of your home and also to cure your worries regarding your concern lol.

How you can make sure if these two people gamble on online casino will have 100% guarantee here's nothing bad happen?

The online casino will ask your KYC, they already know your face, your location and other your information. If you not accept it, you can't withdraw your big winnings.

Moreover there's no way to distinguish between illegal and legal online casino, having Curacao license doesn't mean the casino is trusted and reputable. Gambling on online casino doesn't make you become anonymous, when you access the site with your real IP address, you've share your information.

That's the concept of the world for you, nothing in this world can be too safe, even the most secured places in the world and the wisest person can still be scammed. For me i think gambling is more better now but there's barely little changes in my own region. They are still lots of physical gambling houses and people still go with violence on each other in these gambling halls. I can recall back, not just long ago in my locality when a man had to beat up a cashier for not paying him his cash fast enough after he has been constantly losing in their gaming house and he reasons are base on the fact that the girl wants to play with him by telling him they don't have enough funds to pay him that he should come back later. But this issue could have been avoided if he was simply gambling online with his phone and at the same time can still be scammed if he were gambling on an untrustworthy casino like the 1xbit that has labeled for scamming people.

If you consider physical casinos of past I feel like safety didn't change a lot. Illegal casinos without licence were always dangerous, and it still goes on. But I feel like social media can create better awareness at least now.
For online I think its obviously safer now. Cyber police directly involves in such cases. Licence casinos are well regulated reviewed. Casinos without licence can't survive that many days compared to old days. it's better for users already now.

Most of the crypto casinos we have at this time in market have to obtain a licence first of all and most of them are having Curacao licence which is not easy to obtain as it has lot of formalities so it ensures certain level of safety for gamblers.Then there are some legit casinos which are safe for players in case of deposit and withdrawal overall which forum users mentioned.So overall speaking the safety for gamblers have increased with new advancement and social media rankings also as you can check for reviews that casino is good or bad.

Unfortunately most of the things that happen online, cannot be known to everyone. A person might sit at home and gamble online and then win something big.. then they go and brag with friends and one of those friends might hire someone to rob them.

You are in danger if you announce your winnings to everyone and then subsequently put a target on your back. Also, hackers will also target your account and/or people working for the casino ..might exploit loopholes to empty your account and blame it on hackers.  ::)

Nothing is 100% safe, never has been, and never will be. How safe/risky is something always depends on us and our actions...

Before casinos were "bad places", it depends from country to country how long ago, and in some countries, it's probably still like that. So there's a bunch of shady people with temper winning and losing hard-earned/stolen/borrowed/etc money... what can go wrong?


Well, online gambling has its own risks for sure, but again we come to the same point, risk will depend on our actions... offline or online. We need to be careful with our online activities, especially when some money is involved! If we are not, and I guess each of us has some story for sharing about that, the chances of getting in trouble and losing some money are pretty high.

This kinda answers your own question. Illegal and unregulated gambling will always be less safer than regulated gambling.
This applies to both offline and online gambling. Many mobsters and criminals are involved in the illegal gambling niche and it's definitely not safe to deal with such people. The illegal online gambling industry is pretty much the same, but you would only lose a small amount of money that you are betting(assuming that you are betting small amounts of money, betting big amounts is kinda stupid).
I think that almost nothing has changed in the gambling industry in terms of safety. Your safety is your own responsibility. Never rely on a casino to keep you safe.

The safe zone we can have would be the blockchain gambling casinos, but the custodial casinos are the ones that are common this days, people have preferred the custodial way than the noncustodial way.

1xbet is not on this forum, the one I know that is on this forum is 1xbit. Both 1xbet and 1xbit may have a connection though, as some members of this forum said before.

Yes I think gambling became much more safe now than it was in the past. There is no more real threat to our lives when we gamble online as when we were visiting casinos. I remember reading stories of people that being robbed on the parking lot after leaving the casino with big winnings. In today's word most of the gambling is done online which gives us another layer of safety and also anonymity. Nobody knows when we win big and this can help us to avoid problems in the future. Online casinos became a big boom in the last few years and that also led to the rise of scams in the internet. It can happen for us to get scammed when gambling online, but this is nothing compared to bodily harm that can happen to us in physical altercations. Money we can always win back later, but our health is much more important. Another thing about online gambling is that news about scams spread much faster. If one casino starts promoting fake games and steals the customers funds then they will be quickly flagged as criminal casinos and gamblers can avoid them. That is why gambling is now much safer than it was before.

It is absolutely safer than before.Not only is much safer to play online from the comfort of your home laid down in your favorite sofa and playing cooler than before with just your mobile phone.No danger no nothing and only entertainment if you don't over do it.It is also safer as if you keep playing online you can keep placing sport bets no matter where you are,during a trip,during the lunch break or in any other location and a lot of people cannot even relate and find out that you are gambling at all if you know how to be discrete in this.So based on all this factors we can say it loud that gambling now is safer than it ever was before.

But what about today that some sites are only existing in a way some novice think they are gambling sites, but instead, they are scam sites.

We have seen issues of people that will complain today that they play game and won and unable to withdraw. Many of the cases like these are legit. Many gambling sites today make deposit easy but make withdrawal very difficult to the extent that some legit accounts are blocked by the gambling site.

But I agree with you, especially in the physical harm side, online gambling makes that not possible.

Well, we can't say for sure, because there are instances as well back then where violence is the resolve of those people hungry for money. Right now, in this current time, it's widely known that there are incidents, brutal ones, are happening because of gambling and money involvement in general. Temper plays a part too as to why some people have endangered their lives because they want to get even or they want to teach someone a lesson because their ego was hurt. These scenarios happen back then too, only that, it isn't usually put on news article, television, or social media because in the first place, their technology in the old times isn't as great and developed as we have it today.

So I guess this is the reason why before is perceived to be much safer than now. Since crime and incidents aren't usually reported and spread out because of lack of resources on their end. 

in my opinion, definitely not.

condolence to the family of the guy. did the police find any suspect as to who killed the guy?

there is a possibility of being scammed but I think it is just a small amount, especially if you are playing on a gambling site that is heavily regulated. it is still better than being murdered in cold blood.

Playing gambling in land-based casinos can put you at risk of robbery by bad people who know you are the winner, so you have to protect yourself and the winning money. But if you play at an online casino, you don't have to worry about the robbery because you can play at home without anyone knowing. You just need to make sure you don't play at a scam casino that doesn't want to see you win.

But from your story, it seems that your city is not safe so if someone manages to win some money from the casino, that person has to hire a security agent to escort him back home or to the bank to deposit the winnings. We will be very sad if we lose the winning money because bad people robbed it.

I don't think there's much that difference, if criminals want to victimized you because you won a lot of money in gambling, then regardless of the circumstances and time, they are going to strike you.


That's just really unfortunate, and that could be the classic example of what I have been saying. Of course, you can play at home and be safe, but still you don't know how this criminals are. They are very sophisticated as well in finding their targets on victims, at home or outside.

my country is quite safe for gamblers even if you are a woman who won big money it is still very safe!

but for other parts of the world, i don't know how the security level is there so i can't conclude which one is the best and safest ^{(whether online gambling or offline gambling)}

but if you win big at offline gambling, you should ask the gambling owner for money transfer options, it's better for them to send the winning money to your bank account & always play gambling at gambling places that have a good reputation and large liquidity.

Gambling stays gambling. It hasnt changed much since it appeared first. It will always be connected with money laundering and dirty money. There will be always green and shady casinos, both offline and online. Like centuries ago, if you gamble in wrong company or in shady casino, a change of being backstabbed is no longer zero. Today gambling casino users can be scammed by casino, same will be in 100 years. I dont believe that internet security will improve in 100 years, hackers will always be creative. Easy money will always lure casinos and gamblers on "dark side". Gambling stays gambling. People stays people.

The criminals can follow your car from behind and they will force you to get out from your car, it doesn't make anything safe because they've know you're win big amount money at the traditional casino. So if you say your country is safe, then it's because your country has less or no criminals.

There's a robbery in online casino, but it just worked different. They will try to blackmail you, in the worst situation they would come into your house because you've shared your personal information to the casino and other online sites.

It depends on the definition of safety, when it comes to scamming both by trick or by crook, the casino industry is growing worse if you must know. This is why everyone needs their extensive researches before dabbling into any casinos of choice. But when it come to protection of lives and property, I believe that it's safer these days, and the safety should not be from the casino alone, the people gambling must learn how to be discrete at the same time, but many are too lousy.

Frankly, it's the right of any winner to demand their payments through electronic means, which is what I have witnessed casinos doing now. They won't even offer you in cash if the money has reached a certain amount that might raise a security threat to the winner.

Risk of fraudalent gambling sites will always be present as long as there are players who keeps on falling from different schemes those platforms are offering. Always check the credibility of a certain platform if you are just new on their site. It won't cost you huge amount of money to ask for suggestions from other players; there are many gambling communties not only in this forum. Also, be observant and curious especially if offers are far from the reality. There's no such thing as easy profit or profit already right off the bat. Also, avoid clicking untrusted websites because devices are all prone to malwares. It is money we are talking to; should be enough to be more cautious of your actions.

When it comes to security, I could say that we are safe since we're far from physical abuse and harassment because we can play in the comfort of our homes but fraudsters, scammers, and hackers are still all over the internet so criminal activities will still exist. The risk of gambling is still the same but we can gamble without any hassle as long as we have the resources. We can now gamble easier but as gambling technology innovates, scammers and criminals also improve their tactics so we still have to be careful.

I don't know what to say about the incident of a man who became a victim in your story. but certainly, I'm sorry about the incident. talk about what you question in this thread. the answer is, it's the same. there is no better or safer one. because for me personally, both have pluses and minuses and it depends on how someone reacts to it. however, the man should have been aware of the risks, if he were to play in an illegal land-based casino. besides the potential to get cheated, the man also didn't have to lose his life.

On the other hand, if the man plays in a provably legal land-based casino. he would not have experienced this ill-fated tragedy. Meanwhile, playing online casino also carries its own risks if we are not good at choosing online casinos that are proven to be trusted. so, IMO, nothing is safer and better. it all depends on how we choose and sort, because for me both traditional casinos and online casinos have their own uniqueness.

The risks are the same between playing gambling at offline or online casinos. But for security from bad things that can happen to us physically, we might not encounter them if we play gambling from home. But we might run into scammers or hackers, especially if we don't choose the online casino well. Many people have been exposed to fraud cases from irresponsible casinos, which made them lose all their money, including their winnings because the casinos did not allow them to withdraw their winnings. So wherever you play gambling, whether at home or in an offline casino, you always have to be careful because we don't know how fraudsters, hackers, criminals, or robbers will act.

I believe that this reasoning can be applied not only to gambling but to many activities of common life.
I don't know about you guys but I would NEVER go to an "illegal" place to gamble or bet.
who makes me do it? we already know that gambling holds a lot of surprises...incase of a dispute... no definitely not for me!

Considering we didn't even have those good casinos back in the day, this is definitely a safer period without a doubt. I am not saying that it is safer in general, of course there are a lot of shady casinos out there trying to scam people, we see some of them here on bitcointalk, but that doesn't mean that we now have a lot of trusted and great places that we can gamble either, we have those great casinos and that allows us to be much better than how it used to be.

Back in the day, we had only 1 or 2, now we have a dozen great casinos we can trust and that is why its safer than it used to be. Do not look at the general line, look at the top and the best.

Nothing is safe in this world now and gambling is itself a risky game and that's all about your luck so its never safe.
Gambling and casinos both are very risky things and you can never say what ll come up next.

The scenario you described, where someone was murdered due to winning at a physical casino, seems extreme and there will always be these unique situations that likely had much more to the story. The underlying message in that scenario however, is that you must trust the place you're gambling in - whether it is online or in the real world. In both cases if you are gambling with a tiny operation then you are much more likely to get screwed over if you want to redeem a sizable win. That sizable win to a small casino could bankrupt them if they are poor at bankroll management, however it would likely be an insignificant blip in the finances of a larger gambling company. In general, gambling has gotten safer and safer over the years, thanks in many parts to the internet.

I think gambling is definitely safer than anytime before in history, at least I think it is so in civilized countries. Perhaps not so much in third world countries with corrupt and/or dictatorial leaderships.

Nowadays the government is cracking down on the gambling institutions that try to extort, manipulate and trick their customers into losing their money unfairly. Especially protecting children and other vulnerable people.

In the past this was not always the case, as gambling addiction was not known to be such a serious issue.