Published: 09.09.2019, 17:48
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The term “meat market” is often used to refer to either a bar or a club where people visit for the sake of linking up with fellows. With this definition, someone would literally expect to see individuals standing like huge pieces of meat in anticipation of being picked.
A Facebook group that didn’t want to be noticed has now emerged. The group grants the users a rare opportunity to gamble and win a unique dish of meat. Now this is certainly another addition to weird bets that you can make online.
The publication of Chris O’Connelly on Mel Magazine revealed that it is never easy to find the underground market. Rare prizes such as “Iberian octopus and A5 Wagyu beef” are what users in the secret group try to win.
Betting on Meat
According to the article, “for the low price of $25,” a user as a 10% chance of clinching the infamous octopus meal. Mel Magazine further narrates that a lucky secret gambler can land an octopus caught along the coast of Spain weighing between 6 to 8 pounds.
The Facebook group operates on the basis of invitation-only membership. The group is just one among several that grants users the opportunity to bag either rare commodities or unavailable goods after using real money to gamble. In the Facebook “meaty” group, a user is allowed to make a selection from 0-9 after making a PayPal payment.
However, details regarding the shipping of the prize to various destination couldn’t be established. Neither could the magazine find information related to shipping costs that a winner could incur.
Mel Magazine also featured almost a similar Facebook group that was offering beer and gifts from countries that previously were at loggerhead with the US. Part of the publication read: “You need a bottle of Westvleteren 12!” This is a Trappist beer brewed and sold in Abbey, which is situated in Northern Belgium. The same group also allow users to gamble for a box of Cohibas, which is a measure of adversity Cuba has had with the US.
In order to erase all the footprints for the regulators to sense nothing, the groups are using keywords to confuse the authorities. For instance, the groups use “Razzle” instead of the word raffle. With such creativity, these groups have avoided detection and will continue to operate in the shadow.
