BEWARE...CARNIVAL GAMES...FRAUD...children cheated...
If you suspect a carnival game is rigged / illegal - immediately contact the police officer patroling the carnival and make a complaint - he may not be able to verify that a games is rigged / illegal, but he should take a report, protect your children from carnival fraud.
The 2014 City and church carnival season has begun, but - BEWARE - there are carnival game operators, that bring in carnival games - that violate the law, and cheat you and your children.
A couple of years ago, retired Dearborn Police Corporal Richard Margittay (carnival fraud trained and author of Carnival Fraud books) and I warned Faye Beydoun and others of the Arab American Chamber of Commerce about 'rigged' / illegal carnival games - and they didn nothing, as did the Wayne County Sheriffs.
The Arab American Festival, in Dearborn, has not operated for the last two years, because of a myriad of problems, including security. But there was no excuse to allow illegal / rigged carnival games to be used.
The Spirit Festival organizers, in Dearborn Heights, were warned for several years, and allowed illegal / rigged carnival games to operate. Will they allow illegal / rigged games at the 2014 Spirit Festival ????
The Livoinia Spree, in Livonia, had illegal / rigged games but warnings seem to have produced better results. I hope the police department and organizers keep it up.
I filed a police report about the rigged / illegal carnival games at the Battle Creek (Mi) Balloon Fest - but I never recieved a call or any response to know if they are going to allow such games again at this very family friendly event.
Bill Shuette, Michigan Attorney General, is failing to provide police departments throughout Michigan with proper training and instructions, as to how to recognize, investigate and enforce the gaming law. He should immediately begin a program to combat illegal / rigged carnival games that steal millions of dollars from carnival goers and children.
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