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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. WoM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wheel of morality turn turn turn, tell us the message that we should learn.

  2. Oh.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So Locutus of Borg isn't allowed to play as well?

  3. Re:Well you know one thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuck I need to register, I keep getting some +5's as Anonymous Coward.