A Winner Speaks Out

There have been countless attempts to cheat the house when it comes to the vastly popular table game of Roulette. However, few are successful, and most cheaters usually end up on the wrong side of a jail cell. Although, history has revealed some people who actually managed to succeed when it came to putting their own wits against this ominous wheel. Doyne Farmer was a mere grad student back in the 1970’s when he developed the world’s first wearable computer and used it to beat the odds at the Roulette wheel. He has been silent on the system he devised until only recently.

Making Smarter Bets

In a paper that was released through his university, Oxford, Farmer reveals to the world that a computer as small as a smart phone can be used to skew the odds in favor of players. This device works based on the principles of physics, taking into account when the ball is set and a chosen spot on the wheel that passes a certain point which is predefined. The computer evaluates a virtual model of the ball as it moves around the wheel, an action that is actually very predictable. Once the ball drops in and begins to bounce, the variables becomes much more complex, however.

The Numbers Favor Winning

The first part of the system allows you to get a very good idea of what section of the wheel the ball will end up in while the counting device gives you much better odds of guessing exactly the right pocket. Guessing the right part of the wheel occurs in 13 out of 22 trial runs. Predicting the exact number occurs in roughly three of these trials, translating to odds of 18 percent for the player rather than a little over 2 percent.