[Jimbo]

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i'll concede that it's not outside the realm of possibility someone can manipulate roulette as claimed in this thread, what i think is ridiculous is the assertion that people who can do this are employed by casinos to screw over the customers in a game that is already massively profitable for the casinos.

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I feel like we are playing "there's a hole in the bucket" lol.
Here is an explanation from one of my previous posts.


"This is very logical. A roulette table takes up valuable casino floor space, is very slow action and usually requires 2 dealers. Do you think a casino would be happy with just a 5ish percent return on a very slow costly game? If you think about it, even the dumbest of the dumb tourist gambler basically plays a "perfect strategy" when they pick any bet but one (5 bet-1,2,3,0,00) on the roulette wheel. All but one bet always has a 5ish percent house edge (don't know exact number and too lazy to look it up). Compare this with other casino "dumb tourist"table games, slots, keno, etc. Look at all the "bonus spot" table games with huge casino vig, most tourists don't play perfect basic blackjack strategy giving up huge vig to the casino, keno, slots- no need to elaborate on these. Craps have many "sucker bets" hard ways etc. that juice the casinos profit. Casinos aren't in business to just have a 5% house edge on a low volume game. So they basically "cheat" by aiming the ball - most noticeably in smaller casinos with minimal valuable floor space."

For all you naysayers... the answer is simple! Next time you're in Vegas goto Oshea's or Casino Royale... and just watch the dealer! Either he's aiming or he isn't... it's that simple. If he's aiming - he's watching and waiting for a target number to come around before he releases the ball. If he's not aiming... he is simply releasing the ball without looking at the wheel.

If he is "aiming" make a mental note of the number/sector he is using as a target number when he releases the ball (usually 00,or 0). Compare this to where the ball lands and see if you can predict the outcome next time you see him releasing on the same target number/sector.

Post your observations!

(I'll be in Vegas on Thurs (7-12), I'll let you know if they still do it) [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I am beginning to think you actually belive this stuff. Now that is more scary than amusing. A casino would kill to have a consistent guaranteed 5% edge across the board. As far as a dealer "aiming" accuraterly enough to make bettors lose you are nuts.

Jimbo