A High-tech Wheel of Fortune

Posted by michael on Saturday March 27, 2004 @10:45AM 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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how is this possible? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-27 10:50 · Score: 0, Redundant

in most casinos they call no more bets before you can tell where the ball will fall. this doesn't sound plausible.
Re:cardcounting favors the casinos by haystor · 2004-03-27 12:41 · Score: 0, Redundant

So many people repeat that there is an advantage. Again, I ask just one person to post a website with real math backing this up. Just repeating it doesn't make it true.

I honestly believe it is a myth perpetuated by the Casinos. Proove me wrong.

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