What are some famous roulette scandals and controversies throughout history?

1. The Eudaemons – In the 1970s, a group of physics students at the University of California Santa Cruz used a computer to predict the outcomes of roulette games in Nevada casinos. They called themselves “The Eudaemons” and made significant profits before their operation was shut down.

2. The Ritz-Carlton Scandal – In 2004, a team of Eastern European gamblers used a laser scanner and a computer to predict where the ball would land on the roulette wheel at the Ritz-Carlton casino in London. They made off with £1.3 million before being caught.

3. The Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo Story – Spanish gambler Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo used a computer to analyze thousands of roulette spins at Madrid’s Casino Gran Madrid in the 1990s. He discovered that certain numbers on the wheel were more likely to hit than others and won millions of dollars before being banned from the casino.

4. The Biased Wheel Scandal – In the 1870s, English engineer Joseph Jagger discovered that one of the roulette wheels at the Beaux-Arts Casino in Monte Carlo was biased and had a tendency to land on certain numbers more frequently. He won a fortune before the casino caught on and changed the wheel.

5. The Monique Laurent Scandal – In the 1970s, French croupier Monique Laurent worked at the Casino Deauville in Normandy and rigged the roulette wheel in her favor. She and her brother made off with over a million francs before being caught and sentenced to prison.