Biased Wheel Analysis: A Brief History of Roulette Advantage Play
A roulette wheel is supposed to be perfectly random. But physical wheels wear unevenly. A wheel is a machine, and machines can be analyzed. That is how advantage play began.
The club has a long memory. These pieces trace how the games we play got here, from riverboats and back rooms to browser tabs.
A roulette wheel is supposed to be perfectly random. But physical wheels wear unevenly. A wheel is a machine, and machines can be analyzed. That is how advantage play began.

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