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The roulette wheel is very far from "random". Casino's (especially smaller ones and Indian) use a skilled croupier to "clean out" a table.


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Dimbest statement I have read in the past eight years. Do you see why? No? A hint: Players are allowed to place bets, ,move bets, pick up bets both before and after the ball is released and you expect any sane person to not only believe the croupier can not only spin a ball into a specific slot but also read minds. Funny stuff!!

Jimbo

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Repost of an explanation:

This too is a false argument. Most roulette players are not "system" players and simply have no clue what is going on. The majority of roulette bets are in the middle center of the layout 17,20 etc.. There is an 8 number "sweet spot" section right before the 00 that is statistically proven to receive the least amount of bets. The dealer simply aims for this section... the house probably doubles or triples their vig, thus making roulette profitable enough to justify 2 dealers and valuable floor space (in the smaller joints).

If a dealer spots a "section" player (not hard) he simply throws a random ball and the section player goes away quickly.

One time, playing at "Casino Royale" in Vegas, i was "randomly" (trying to disguise my play pre spin) playing the "sweet spot" section on a full table and one of the dealers kept yelling out "he's on the numbers" to the croupier... totally obvious. I was playing at the Taos Mtn Casino several years ago and was totally rockin the table quadrupled my buyin playing the "sweet splits" (i would split my sweet spot bets depending on the croupier release thus covering opposite sections... making it harder for the croupier to aim away from my sections). The pit boss came over, totally sweating me a few spins, and then whispered something in the dealers ear. On the very next and subsequent spins the dealer said "no more bets" instantaneously after he threw the ball! This obviously killed my advantage... I cashed in and walked (to their delight)."

Once again... go to Oshea's and check it out for yourself!