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It doesn t require an extensive mathematical background to look at
the 38 identically-sized spaces on an American roulette wheel (note
the 35-1 payoff on a single number) and conclude that the game is
unbeatable.
With a 1138 chance of having a number come up on the
next spin and the 35-1 payoff, it is easy to calculate the often-quoted
expectancy of the player of –5.
26.
The odds for other wheels,
especially the Wheel of Fortune, appear even more against the player.
The unbeatability of the roulette wheel is based on the
mechanical perfection of the wheel—such a conclusion is based on
the assumption that the ball has an equal chance of landing in
each pocket.
This may or may not be true, although Allan Wilson, in
The Casino Gambler s Guide, and others give fairly convincing
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