Book How Predict Where the Ball Will Land /Christopher Pawlicki/

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Don't forget that this book is 100 years old... it's very old.

Preface

As with games that have a physical component, the choice is not between the desperation of the mathematicians and the delusions of the players, because there is a third option in developing methods to beat these games. Attack their physicality. In roulette, you can also attack the physical nature of the game - the spinning wheel and the dealer who spins the ball.

Introducing Christopher Pawlicki, whose nickname "The Spin Doctor" is the right name for this brilliant young man who has developed and/or perfected almost every conceivable legitimate method of playing roulette. After reading this book, you will know exactly what hurt you in the past when playing roulette, and what recipes should give you to fix it.

In my opinion, Get an Edge at Roulette: How to Predict Where the Ball Will Land is the greatest roulette book ever written for the roulette player who is serious about doing just that - getting an edge by predicting where the ball will land!

The book then goes on to describe the history, betting types and table limits of various casinos in Europe and America.

Methods of cheating and insidious casinos.

Before gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931, methods to defraud patrons were common. Illegal gambling and other illegal activities had been prevalent in Las Vegas since the turn of the century. Part of the action was special or modified roulette wheels. Many of these built-on or riveted wheels remained in use for several years after 1931. After the new Gaming Commission was created and took over, these wheels found their way to obscure locations or illegal out-of-state operations. As the Casino Control Commission got its teeth, cheating in Nevada casinos dropped to almost nothing. When the gam-
Commissioners can come unannounced, confiscate any gaming equipment they see fit, and take it to their labs for a thorough inspection; casinos don't want to risk losing their gaming license because of rigged games. Why would they, when they have an advantage to begin with?
Today, in Nevada, or Atlantic City, or Mississippi, and everywhere in between, you won’t find any fancy wheels on the casino floors. However, any gambling establishment operating in a place where gambling is illegal is already breaking the law and, without a license, has no incentive to give the slacker a fair chance. Keep in mind that in illegal gambling houses, you are probably being cheated in some way. Even in places where gambling is legal but there is no strong regulatory agency, be careful.

Here are some of the most common ways to cheat at roulette. Most of them are outdated, but it won't hurt to know about them.

Magnets
Perhaps the most sophisticated way to deceive players in the past was to install four evenly spaced, hidden electromagnets around the office bowl. This was used in conjunction with a steel-core ball. By activating the magnetic force, the ball could be pushed off the upper track or ball track and sent down, slightly ahead of gravity, toward the spinning rotor. By pressing a hidden button (thus closing the circuit on the magnets at the right time), a skilled dealer could cause the ball to fall and anticipate a specific section of the slowly spinning rotor. The dealer, having memorized the wheel locations enough, could watch the betting patterns, target the sparsely bet section of the rotor, and judiciously direct the ball away from the numbers that had large bets.
Another method involves using a rotor in which certain pockets are magnetized. Here, a ball with a steel core is used. As it spirals toward the rotor, it is attracted to the magnetized pockets. Since the rotor is a moving component, it is difficult to devise a way to turn the charge on and off, so the pockets must be pre-selected and magnetized. If no one was betting on magnetized numbers, the dealer would use a steel core ball, knowing that it would be attracted to these pockets. If there was enough action on the magnetized numbers, the dealer would simply switch to a regular roulette ball and allow the 5.26% payout to take effect.

Fake wheels
It wasn’t just casinos that changed wheels. There are many stories of brazen individuals sneaking into the casino wheel room after hours and altering the roulette wheels. Armed with pliers or other tools, these individuals would loosen a few frets in the pockets by twisting them back and forth. These loosened dividers would then absorb more of the ball’s energy, causing it to stay in that pocket. Others would glue some kind of material to the bottom of certain pockets to encourage the ball to bounce. Depending on the material, different results could be expected. For example, gluing thin sheets of lead to the bottom of selected pockets would reduce the bounce of the ball and increase the likelihood that the ball would stay in that pocket. While attaching thin sheets of super-elastic material, as in super ball, to the bottom of a pocket could cause the ball to bounce easily and avoid that particular pocket. In either case, the performer is trying to create an offset wheel. We'll talk more about offset wheels in Part 3 and Part 4.

Disabling the ball
The easiest way to install a wheel is to trip over a ball. A very small diameter hole is drilled in the top ball track under the rim. A small spring-loaded pin is inserted into the hole.
just below the outside surface. This mechanism is usually mounted directly in front of the dealer, making it easier for him to time and harder for anyone to spot. When the dealer clicks a small lever, just below the edge of the table, the tension in the cable pushes the pin against the spring, allowing it to protrude slightly on the ball guide. When the ball contacts the pin, it is released prematurely from the guide. Again, a well-trained dealer will time the ball's fall with the approaching sector of the wheel head or rotor. Since there is only one trigger point from which to knock the ball, the dealer must wait for the right ball/trigger/wheel intersection. Near-perfect alignment is required, and the dealer should see this in advance.

It wasn't just casinos that used this technique. One story involves a Nevada crew of gamblers called The Soda Straw Gang, who connected to table banks in the most unusual way possible: by tripping over a ball. The gang supposedly had one big player in the center of the table, one trivial player at the far end, and a spotter sitting near the wheel itself. The members would take their places at different times, trying not to acknowledge each other. The person making the big bet would cover the numbers contained in one section of the wheel head. Just before the ball dropped, a low roller at the end would act as a distraction. The spotter, who would synchronize the ball and the section of the wheel that the big bet was on, would then pick up a straw and hit the ball as it passed to knock it off the top lane. The gang was supposedly so successful that casinos began installing existing glass screens around the edges of roulette tables. Now don't form a team, buy a box of straws and look for tables without a protective shield. If the boss doesn't catch you right away, the cameras probably will.
Another tripping technique I have personally witnessed involves one high roller placing a black chip on the second column while an accomplice stands near the wheel. As the ball slows, the observer takes turns holding hands and looking for an opportunity to make a move. With the table filled with players making last-second bets, all trying to place their chips, there were many collisions. As the ball slows and the second column area (centered on the rotor area centered on number 26 on an American double-zero wheel) approaches the wheel, the traveler places his hip firmly on the table near the wheel. The jolt seems to shake the ball momentarily before it lifts off the top track. Unfortunately for the participants, this brief pause allowed some of the wheel to spin, causing the ball to bounce outside their section. On the next attempt, the trigger gave a harder, slightly earlier jolt. The ball landed around 33 and landed on 14, the second column number. The force of the blow drew nasty comments from the other players and a glare from the dealer. Feeling uneasy, the traveler left. That's when I noticed a player at the end who had bet a black chip. He took his winnings and left the table too. They were lucky the dealer didn't alert security or get lynched by the losing patrons.