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Comment by jqm

Roulette is often held up as an example of "random chance" but this is not entirely true.

There are on occasions patterns in Roulette, especially with certain dealers. In addition, there is a little trick casinos sometimes employ. They loosen the legs on the table to the point it wobbles slightly. The dealer will then lean against the table and watch as the ball is about to drop. They can then pop the ball out of an undesired slot by a well placed shove of the hip. Just something to watch out for if you are gambler.

I firmly believe just like in computing, the entire concept of "random" depends mostly on ones frame of reference.

parent jqm 12 years ago

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