> > > >There are ways to gain positive expectation in roulette (other than >the obvious fraud and collusion). They involve finding a poorly >installed roulette table and using a wearable computer and physics to >predict where the ball will land. Look up Thorp and Shannon's >research on the subject; they actually used it in casinos c. 1961.
I think Shannon and Thorpe just analyzed it, without actually using it. See "The Eudaemonic Pie" about some physics guys at UC Santa Cruz who built wearable hardware. Early 70s, I should think, based on my recollections of the kind of ICs they were using. (I also note, based on the book, that while they were good at the physics, they weren't very good at electronics design and construction) They never made the system work very well (concept sound, execution not so hot)..but it did encourage the gaming industry to get new laws prohibiting the use of assistive devices. Just you and the casino, mano a mano (or, more accurately cerebro a leyes de la probabilidad) > _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
