| 01/16/2010 |
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Every gambler wants to find that little something that allows them to believe that they have an extra edge over chance. On roulette tables in both online casinos and their live counterparts, many believe that if a number has not been hit in a certain amount of time, that that number is “due;” counting cards in blackjack is a time-old tradition to give players a heads up. But only in South Africa could ‘smoking particles of animal brains’ be considered commonplace. According to a recent report by the United Kingdom The Daily Telegraph, the smoking of ancient ‘muti’ has been known to cause visions, and in recent months, has been promoted for the vision of lottery numbers. The alarming new trend has got environmentalists after the internet gambling industry, asking for action, as they habit puts vultures in particular in danger. According to local tradition, one of principal forms of ‘muti’ is that of dried vulture brains, a delicacy that is now resulting the killing of birds for the chance to win the lottery. According to believers, smoking vulture brains can boost any number of visionary experiences, such as horse race betting, exam performance or unrelatedly, bring more customers to your business. No numbers are yet available as to the correlation between online gambling and sports betting and the habit of smoking ‘muti,’ but the penetration of the internet casino community has the environmentalists appealing for help. "Wildlife experts have warned that vultures face extinction in South Africa amid a growing trend for smoking their dried brains in order to have a vision of winning lottery numbers," the newspaper reports this week. The brains are dried, and then mixed with mud, before being smoked like a cigarette. Seven out of the nine species of vulture are already endangered. |
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