shell game

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This atomic shell game would cover an area about the size of the state of Alabama.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

“It’s a shell game and there’s no way to enforce this stuff because it’s all an algorithm in a black box — how we’re paid and whether or not we get benefits,” Moore said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

If you see anyone playing three-card monte or a shell game, just keep walking.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

"Your assets can be moved around in whatever shell game Binance prefers. And in the end, whenever everything crashes you're last in line," Stark told Reuters.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2023

Each had a sea sponge underneath, like a rigged shell game.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri