Casino Games – Beating the Wheel of Fortune

The wheel of fortune is a popular game in both live and virtual casinos and it is a game that has a large number of variants. Essentially it is played using a wheel (real or virtual) that can be spun. The wheel has a number of segments which are or marked with a symbol. The segments are separated by pins and when the wheel is spun a flexible pointer comes in contact with the pins. When the wheel stops the pointer will point to a specific segment, and the number or symbol marked on the segment is the winner.

Generally the house edge on the wheel of fortune is considerably more than on a game such as roulette, but it has been shown that in a live casino ii is possible to beat it by using accurate timing plus a little clever mathematics, though unfortunately we do not know of any way to predictably beat the online version of the game as online the results are controlled by an electronic random number generator.

Many casinos allow bets to be placed after the wheel has been spun. By accurately timing the wheel, which can be done using a hidden stop watch, and noting the position of the wheel, then the resting point can be calculated with sufficient accuracy to give the player an edge over the casino.

Of course we also need to be able to perform some tricky mathematics quite quickly and that is way beyond the vast majority of people though, so some kind of computer is also needed. The problem is that concealed computers are now illegal, so anyone attempting to do this needs to be very careful, though some might consider the risk to be worthwhile, especially as it has been shown that it is possible to achieve up to approximately a 200% rate of return.