Some people think there’s a solution to every problem. That’s debatable, but when you apply years of research, math, and science, you have a chance at beating any game. For example, Doyne Farmer destroyed several Vegas casinos in the 1970s by playing roulette. He hadn’t spoken about his secret for decades because he didn’t want to keep anyone else from beating the casinos. Needless to say, he doesn’t like greedy casinos.
It turns out that Farmer’s secret was based on predicting where the ball would fall by using air resistance. He wouldn’t be correct every time, but he has a great record for predicting which half of the wheel the ball would fall on. The bouncing of the ball prior to its landing is what makes this approach imperfect. However, it’s still very profitable.
Several years later, Michael Tse and Michael Small used a similar approach. The main difference is that they based the predictions on the ball’s friction with the rim. They predicted the correct half of the wheel 13 of 22 times, which isn’t that impressive, but they were exactly correct on the number 3 of 22 times, which is very profitable.
Since 22 trials weren’t enough, they moved it to several hundred trials. Employing the strategy listed above – predicting the ball’s friction with the rim – they managed to land an 18% edge for the player. Therefore, contrary to popular belief, roulette IS a beatable game. You need to study the best strategies and you too will find success. Just be sure to switch the casinos you play at once you start winning.
