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Probably
the most elaborate way to cheat the players in the past
was by installing four equally spaced, concealed electromagnets
around the stationery bowl. This was used in conjunction
with a ball containing a steel core. By activating the magnetic
force, a ball could be repelled off the upper race, or ball
track and sent down, a little earlier than gravity would
dictate, toward the spinning rotor.
By pressing a hidden button (thus completing the circuit
to the magnets at the appropriate time) a skilled dealer
could force the ball drop-off and anticipate a rendezvous
with a particular sector of the slowly spinning rotor. The
dealer, having sufficiently memorized the wheel layout,
could observe the betting layout, target a sparsely wagered
sector on the rotor and competently steer the ball away
from the heavily bet numbers.
Another method includes using a rotor where certain pockets
have been magnetized. Here, a ball with a steel core is
spun and allowed to break naturally from the upper track.
As it spirals towards the rotor, it is attracted to the
magnetized pockets. Because the rotor is a moving component,
it is difficult to devise a way to toggle the charge on
and off, so the pockets must be pre-selected and magnetized.
If no one had bet on the magnetized numbers, then the dealer
would use the steel-cored ball, knowing it would be attracted
to these pockets. If there were sufficient action on the
magnetized numbers, then the dealer would simply switch
back to a regular roulette ball and let the 5.26 percent
edge take effect. |
