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A High-tech Wheel of Fortune

Posted by michael on from the no-whammies dept.

tcp writes "The BBC is reporting that the London police have detained three people, for allegedly beating the roulette wheel at a London casino. Using a cell phone, a computer and a laser scanner, they were able to predict where the roulette ball would land, winning more than 1.5 million dollars in the process. This technique was not new, and as I recall was the plot of a movie once. The suspects have not been charged yet. The UK has been behind in bringing their gambling laws to deal with new hi-tech threats unlike the US and Las Vegas."

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  1. US Rules by Jim_Hawkins · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The UK has been behind in bringing their gambling laws to deal with new hi-tech threats unlike the US and Las Vegas.

    Heh...the good ol' U.S. Where murderers, drug dealers and rapists get away every day - but if you steal from Vegas, you're going down.

  2. Re:they earnt it! by Jim_Hawkins · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It was illegal because they exploited the system.

    It's kind of like hacking (to relate it back to Slashdot terms). Yeah...the computer(wheel) has flaws, but that doesn't make it okay to use them to your advantage.