The World's Greatest Gambling Scams" details the best scams ever pulled off in the adrenaline-fuelled gambling world. They
range from those relying on basic sleight-of-hand manoeuvres to those
that utilise gadgets based on the very latest high-tech wizardry.
Scams examined include:
The
famous Ritz Roulette Scam that used mini-computers and cell phones to
determine on what number the roulette ball would drop.
Big-action baccarat games in which the dealers merely pretended to shuffle the cards.
A dye solution for marking casino cards that can only be seen with
special contact lenses and disappears without trace an hour after its
application.
A tiny
weightless receiver embedded into a roulette ball and controlled by a
radio transmitter hidden in a pack of Marlboro cigarettes.
In the mid-1990s, a team of American science students took on the
might of the Las Vegas casinos, and came home with millions of dollars.
Hardworking engineering students during the week, they became
high-rolling gamblers by the weekend and proved that, in one game at
least, the house doesn't always win.
The game was blackjack, and the students were from the
world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Their
audacious winnings marked the climax of an arms race between casino and
player that began 40 years earlier with maths professor Edward Thorp.
He realised that the one feature of blackjack that made it different
from other casino games also made it possible to beat.
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In the mid-1990s, a team of American science students took on the
might of the Las Vegas casinos, and came home with millions of dollars.
Hardworking engineering students during the week, they became
high-rolling gamblers by the weekend and proved that, in one game at
least, the house doesn't always win.
