Is gambling safer than before ?

[acroman08]

Do you think gambling in old days is more safe than our days now?

in my opinion, definitely not.

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.

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

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.

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.

[michellee]

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.

[btc_angela]

My topic today is about a simple question, Do you think gambling in old days is more safe than our days now?

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.

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.

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.

[macson]

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.

[TopTort777]

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.

[Solosanz]

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.

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.

you don't have to worry about the robbery because you can play at home without anyone knowing.

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.

[EarnOnVictor]

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.

[Yatsan]

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.

[Cling18]

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.

[rahmad2nd]

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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.

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.

[ethereumhunter]

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.

[bitbollo]

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!

[RealMalatesta]

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.

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.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

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.

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.

[Fortify]

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.

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.

[goldkingcoiner]

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.