mercredi 21 février 2007

Entertainment: World-First Roulette Computer Conference

Entertainment: World-First Roulette Computer Conference: "At what is believed to be the World's first conference regarding casino game prediction devices, several roulette computers will be demonstrated to a live audience. The 3-day conference is being hosted by Stefano Hourmouzis, an Australian gambling consultant. Several other gambling consultants are expected to attend, and will demonstrate various other devices to beat casinos including card-counting computers."

jeudi 15 février 2007

Magnetic roulette ball con beats casino | Germany | Europe | International News | News | Telegraph

Magnetic roulette ball con beats casino | Germany | Europe | International News | News | Telegraph: "A gang of conmen has won hundreds of thousands of pounds from an Austrian casino by planting a remote-controlled magnetic roulette ball on a table."

samedi 10 février 2007

Whitefish Pilot News Page

Whitefish Pilot News Page: "Antique store owners Ron and Eila Turner were taken by surprise last week when three state gambling control agents showed up at their business and told them they illegally possessed gambling devices.

After being checked out by Whitefish police officers, the Montana Department of Justice agents hauled away two antique punch boards, two roulette wheels and one 'chuck-o-luck' dice cage."

lundi 5 février 2007

Casino confessional - Daily Features - Features - Belfast Telegraph

Casino confessional - Daily Features - Features - Belfast Telegraph: "If you think that stepping into Manchester's new supercasino will release your inner Bond, then our former croupier will bet that you will lose a lot more than your money"

Croupier Capers -- Monday, Mar. 10, 1980 -- Page 1 -- TIME

Croupier Capers -- Monday, Mar. 10, 1980 -- Page 1 -- TIME: "As roulette wheels spun and players began placing their bets at the lakeside Annecy casino in southeastern France, a plainclothes police inspector tapped the casino director on the shoulder. 'A message has come from Paris, monsieur,' he said. 'Your establishment must close within two hours.' Before the night was over, France's gambling police had arrested 14 croupiers and charged them with stealing $700,000 from the casino in the past year."

Bank Breakers -- Monday, Feb. 12, 1951 -- Page 1 -- TIME

Bank Breakers -- Monday, Feb. 12, 1951 -- Page 1 -- TIME: "Although the huge, government-owned casino at fashionable Mar del Plata is the world's largest, it is just as vulnerable as any other gambling house to that once-in-a-million bogeyman, the little gambler with a system that really works. Last week Mar del Plata had to call in the police to help them get rid of a horrifying 30 steady customers, who seemed to have found the dread formula for winning."

Gadget for Gamblers -- Monday, Mar. 21, 1938 -- Page 1 -- TIME

Gadget for Gamblers -- Monday, Mar. 21, 1938 -- Page 1 -- TIME