I really enjoy it when someone writes a great book about it. Check out the Eudaemonic Pie by Thomas Bass.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "nightoftheiguana2000" <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote:
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> To beat roulette? I'm sure it's been done many times, just most people aren't talking. If you beat the casino, the casino considers it a crime and often prosecutes, so best to lay low. The "professors" Shannon and Thorp did it in the 50-60's with the first wearable computer, which I'm guessing is why gaming made a rule of no computers for customers (though the casino can use a computer, see MindPlay).
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> http://graphics.cs.columbia.edu/courses/mobwear/resources/thorp-iswc98.pdf
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> > When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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