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Old 07-30-2019, 12:16 AM   #33
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Default Re: Curious Local Customs

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Originally Posted by Bengt View Post
If everyone gambles all the time, why would intelligence services think that was a sign of them being spies? And even if they did, how could they possibly have the man power to watch them?
It's not a sign of them being spies as in, "targets for counterintelligence". Spies was really a bad description. It's a sign of them being a place to go for intelligence. "Open Sources" is a better description.

It is really no different than someone perusing periodicals. And gambling a lot is certainly not considered a sign of being an enemy agent. If someone is successful at it, it is a sign to pay attention to them. That is, people who want information will gravitate to successful gamblers, bookies, and what not.
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