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When I decided to become highly capable Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Specialist, I had to undertake a special pilgrimage, to learn as much as possible. The places I visited, the people I met, they were often questionable, but they shared the most crucial information with me. I asked all of them simple question: how do you pursue your business operations? Some of them asked for money in return, to release information. Some of them were glad to share the data free, and others just didn´t care. One of the most inspiring, but also the most controversial places was the gambling business. There, I could understand the basic principles of gambling and casino psychology. But I was never a gambler myself. Good for my safety, I guess - there was so much temptation.

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The Gambling AffairAlan Svejk

Psychological Operationsin Gambling Business

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The Gambling Affair by Alan Svejk

Which advanced Psychological Operations are used in Gambling?

When I decided to become highly capable Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Specialist, Ihad to undertake a special pilgrimage, to learn as much as possible. The places I visited, thepeople I met, they were often questionable, but they shared the most crucial information withme. I asked all of them simple question: how do you pursue your business operations? Someof them asked for money in return, to release information. Some of them were glad to sharethe data free, and others just didn´t care.

One of the most inspiring, but also the most controversial places was the gambling business.There, I could understand the basic principles of gambling and casino psychology. But I wasnever a gambler myself. Good for my safety, I guess - there was so much temptation.

However, I met an "insider" person there, called M., who wanted to share the life tale. Heeven wrote a book later, called simply: "I, Gambler." There, he described his gambling af-fair in detail. But some information was missing there, and I could answer his basic question:"How could this happen to him?" What psychological games was used against him?

M. was a once a young successful man. He started with nothing, but his effort, hard work andideas allowed him to slowly go up in the business ranks. His core business was tennis trai-ning, because he was a player himself, so why not to teach other people? He was good at this,and his pupils liked him.

Later, he started with realties. And he was good there too. The company he worked for appre-ciated his sales skills, and they commited greater tasks for him with trust. Soon, he was oneof their aces, able to sale any house or flat for a good price.

Pressure

His extrovert, friendly personality and pleasant smile was attracting all people around him. Ithelped him in his career considerably. But a large pressure was on him too. Maybe too large,and this contributed to his later decisions.

The problem was, that to be able to provide tennis lessons, he needed both a court, and agood weather. Many proprietors with courts raised their rents immediately, when they saw,

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how successful he is, and how is his tennis school growing - he even hired two another trai-ners, to serve all clients.

But to buy a court, or to build it, it is not an easy task. Of course, that he dreamed about anown property, where he could build an inflatable hall, and then he could be completely in-dependent on weather and hungry proprietors.

He was doing quite well financially, and managed to save cca 45.000 USD for this purpose.But that was not enough of the money needed. The winter was coming, and he had still notenough money. He was really eager to do it finally. But he couldn't, and he started to feel une-asy.

Also, he wanted to please his girlfriend he really loved. He wanted to allow her a lifestylefrom the magazines. So, he bought a BMW, to be able to travel everywhere he needed forbusiness. The time became his enemy. There were that so hectic days, when he finished atennis training and immediately had to move to another part of Prague to sell a realty, so hebarely had time to change his dress.

He just wanted to achieve something. But this hard effort soon turned against him.

The bartender girl

One day, a friendly colleague approached him, and suggested, that they could have a beer, torelax, to release the steam. That he knows a good place, where a really beautiful girl works asa bartender.

M. needed some relax indeed, so he gladly accepted. This was the worst decision in his life,he found much later.

The problem was, that this "nice place" was a bar, and a gambling spot combined. He ignoredit, he never played and considered gambling as total waste of money. He was used to makehis money by work.

But the girl was really pretty. And she showed her theoretical interest to M. She was simplynice and kind to him, there was something so maternal in her. It was easy to succumb to hermagic. The feeling was so unique to him, that intensive relax, after all of that stress. She tookcare of them personally, so they drinked, talked, and the hours ran.

"Rush"

He simply felt so good... like never. The place had some magic. He couldn't understand, why,but he didn't wanted to leave. There were no windows deliberately, so you couldn't watch thetime passing.

It was a great evening, M. agreed. It really relaxed him. Next day, he felt born again. He wassmiling and happy. All problems seemed not so critical suddenly.

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No wonder, that he repeated the visit. This time, his colleague asked him to wait there alone,because he would like to play a small, short roulette game.

M. didn't like to be alone, so he joined his colleague to the roulette, only to watch of course.He had no interest in gaming, but the atmosphere was a pure electricity there! That excite-ment... a guy just won large sum of money, and the whole bar was full of joy and happiness!

The girl served them their drinks and asked M., if he will play too? No? Come on, she said!Here, take this free bonus chip, she flirted, because he was allegedly likeable to her.

How could he resist? And it was free!

The gaming went really well. M. walked home with 1.000 USD, made in an hour! How longwould he have to work for this money on a tennis court?

Yes, he was back soon. They welcomed him, as a good friend, and the girl was so cute. Andthat "rush", when the money was on the table and all eyes watched the ball with hypnotizedlooks! That adrenaline! It was so addictive.

Turn of luck

Soon, M. was completely caught to this new, magic world. And he was more winning thanlosing, so everything seemed fine yet. Why not to make an extra money, and buy somethingnice for his girlfriend?

When the first large losses came, it was still no problem for him. It is just temporary lack ofluck, he thought.

But the hours he spent in the casino were rising. He was coming home later and later, andonce, he left the casino at 5 in the morning! The time was flying there so fast.

He started to be tired in the day, and he was looking forward to the night. The things he lovedbefore were not so important suddenly. Every day, his addiction became more and moresignificant.

The game starts

One evening, he lost every money he had in his pockets. But he wanted to win the moneyback, so he went home, to get more money, from his savings, and returned. But he lost again.

He went home really angry. He must win it back! But it was morning already, and he had togo to work.

The following evening, he came to the casino really soon, decided to win everything back. Hefought hard with the rulette for the whole night. He lost almost everything - 4.000 USD hetook with himself.

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And again, it was morning, and he had to go to work. He started to hate this routine. But hecould't stop thinking about that humiliation, and about the girl. He felt bad to look like a loserin front of her. So he kept coming back and back, losing more and more money. But soon, hecouldn't stop thinking about that 'rush' in the casino.

The game bill

His addiction took several years, and he lost around 450.000 USD there, including 'dirty' mo-ney from questionable transactions he made, to cover his losses. His girlfriend left himeventually. A criminal investigation was very close to him, because he lured money from pe-ople in advance, and lost it. He started taking credits from shady persons, unable to repaythem.

But he survived. He was still young, so he started again, and moved abroad, to get away fromremorses and bad feelings. But he knows, that he can't visit a gambling place again in his life.

Casino PSYOPS

When a manager of an unnamed casino was asked to provide his expertise, he explained thebasic principles:

M.'s friendly colleague was allegedly a decoy, to get him into the casino, motivated by mo-ney, offered by the management, if a 'bird' would be caught.

That beautiful girl was there allegedly to keep him aroused, attracted and willing to comeback (in fact, a basic "Honey Trap").

All people, including alleged fake players around, were allegedly hired by the casino, andthey also had clear roles in this simple, but the most effective psychological operation. AndM. ate the bait completely, as many men and women before him and after him. It is not a mat-ter of intellect. That methods work just for anyone.

"The only way to win in a casino, is to own that casino," the manager said with detach-ment. "But it is the law of an offer and a demand. People want this, so we are obliged to giveit to them. They make their choices, and they enter the game."

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