There are two essential, crucial things to take from the article “The Gambler Who Beat Roulette“, and I beg that you will remember both: 1. You are meant to lose at casinos; you are not meant to win; if you win consistently, they will make you pay; 2. Nothing, but nothing,
Apr 12, 2023·edited Apr 12, 2023Liked by William M Briggs
Every good roulette dealer knows this. They even know how to spin the wheel, depending on existing bets, to make sure they can affect who wins and who loses. They can make the ball land on an exact number, but hardly miss it more than a couple of neighboring ones. :)
Apr 12, 2023·edited Apr 12, 2023Liked by William M Briggs
And we have Professor Edward Thorp, who wrote "Beat The Dealer" and invented/discovered/rediscovered card counting. He apparently had his brake lines cut one day leaving Vegas. This was before it was "family friendly".
Card counting doesn't work anymore. They deal out five packs and re-shuffle them quite often (I am not a gambler, but I know someone who was a casino dealer for over 20 years).
Every good roulette dealer knows this. They even know how to spin the wheel, depending on existing bets, to make sure they can affect who wins and who loses. They can make the ball land on an exact number, but hardly miss it more than a couple of neighboring ones. :)
And we have Professor Edward Thorp, who wrote "Beat The Dealer" and invented/discovered/rediscovered card counting. He apparently had his brake lines cut one day leaving Vegas. This was before it was "family friendly".
Card counting doesn't work anymore. They deal out five packs and re-shuffle them quite often (I am not a gambler, but I know someone who was a casino dealer for over 20 years).
So Mr. Tosa is getting “lucky” then?
I think he's making his own luck.
The old saying "the harder I work the luckier I get" seems appropriate here.