Customs in some countries will make the clearance process particularly frustrating for a first-timer with no experience in the process. Sometimes the intention is to get them to abandon the items so they can auction them for themselves after a while.
I believe if a rough survey is conducted, many gamblers will prefer any gift from the crypto casino they play on to be given to them in the form of cryptocurrency. There is a lot of ease.
From my experience, only few countries don't charge a lot of money when receiving items from abroad. This is applicable to official and known stores. Otherwise, anything related to gambling might have extra charge that can exceed the 20% of the real value.
Personally, I recommend getting most things online and avoid the hassle of waiting for stolen or not received item or super extra charge that can exceed many times what we spent..