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Beating Roulette With Computers & Lasers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the games-people-play-for-cold-hard-cash dept.

MeerCat writes "The BBC are reporting that a group of gamblers who won more than £1m at the Ritz Casino by using laser technology have been told by police they can keep their winnings. A laser scanner linked to a computer was allegedly used to gauge numbers likely to come up on the roulette wheel. Of course this could be Labour spin to try and get people excited about the idea of cheating at mega casinos"

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  1. Of course no law was broken! by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unless they were using a laser to shoot the ball into the number they wanted, there's nothing at all illegal about this in the U.S., and I'm heartened to read the U.K. either.

    "No more bets... And the number is 7... ZAP! I mean 19... ZAP! I mean 22... ZAP! I mean 13... ZAP! I mean 3... The winner is 3! You win again."

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    I'm a big tall mofo.
  2. Easy fix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just use hermit crabs as roulette balls.

    Woohoo!

    Crab skitters unpredictable over to another number....

    Doh!

    1. Re:Easy fix by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, but then you have the problem of the "ball" jumping up and biting into some poor guy's head. The next thing you know you've got a casino full of zombies running around and eating the cocktail waitresses - and have you ever tried to bludgeon a zombie with a croupier's rake? It's no crowbar, that's for damned sure.

      Oh... wait.

      "Hermit" crab?

      Never mind...

  3. Re:Didn't break the law! by boldi · · Score: 2, Funny

    But until they rewrite the rules, are we allowed to take the lab equipment (with trypods, industrial laser sources, generators and the home-brew linux-cluster for calculations) to a casino with the
    white coat stuff and funny glasses?

  4. Now if only .... by bizitch · · Score: 2, Funny

    they would let me keep my slot machine winnings I got with that HERF gun ....

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  5. Re:Previous Article by dont_think_twice · · Score: 3, Funny

    at least slashdot kept up on a story for once.

    yea, like that SCO story. slashdot really dropped the ball on that one.

  6. Spin by 6Yankee · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course this could be Labour spin...

    Spin. Roulette. Heh.

  7. Warning!!! by failedlogic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do not try this (using laser pointers that is... ) with the Russian "variety" of Roulette. While its sure to improve your aim and your chances of "winning" you might find yourself losing out on life a bit!

  8. Re:Getting banned by Deanasc · · Score: 3, Funny

    That was the old MIT team that got caught. They're not on to the new team yet.

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    I've hit Karma 50 and gotten a Score:5, Troll... I win!
  9. Re:Previous Article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    at least slashdot kept up on a story for once.
    What are you talking about? I usually read the same story 5, 6 times a day on slashdot... and that's BEFORE any new information comes out!