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Roulette Computers: Hidden Devices That Predict Spins

by o4c on 3/28/2026, 1:39:40 PM

https://www.roulette-computers.com/

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by: dunconian

Fun fact: roulette computers were (arguably) the first wearable computer [0] in 1961 and co-invented by Claude Shannon of information theory fame.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mitmuseum.mit.edu&#x2F;collections&#x2F;object&#x2F;2007.030.014" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mitmuseum.mit.edu&#x2F;collections&#x2F;object&#x2F;2007.030.014</a>

3/30/2026, 9:08:04 PM


by: allknowingfrog

Isn&#x27;t this easily defeated by closing the betting before the wheel starts spinning? Is that not standard practice anyway?

3/30/2026, 10:26:26 PM


by: RagnarD

There&#x27;s a classic book from 1985 about an early, successful attempt to make one.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Eudaemonic_Pie" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Eudaemonic_Pie</a>

3/30/2026, 9:57:33 PM