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  2. Roulette - Wikipedia

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    The roulette mechanism is a hybrid of a gaming wheel invented in 1720 and the Italian game Biribi. [2] A primitive form of roulette, known as 'EO' (Even/Odd), was played in England in the late 18th century using a gaming wheel similar to that used in roulette. [3] The game has been played in its present form since as early as 1796 in Paris.

  3. Georges Surdez - Wikipedia

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    Surdez was born in Bienne, Switzerland, of French descent.Surdez's family emigrated to America when Surdez was aged thirteen; he went to school in New York. [4] Surdez spent several years living in the French colonies in North Africa and Central Africa. [4]

  4. Edward O. Thorp - Wikipedia

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    His team's roulette play was the first instance of using a wearable computer in a casino — something which is now illegal, as of May 30, 1985, when the Nevada devices law came into effect as an emergency measure targeting blackjack and roulette devices. [2] [13] The wearable computer was co-developed with Claude Shannon between 1960 and 1961 ...

  5. Russian roulette - Wikipedia

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    Russian roulette as depicted in the 1925 movie The Night Club. Russian roulette (Russian: Русская рулетка, romanized: Russkaya ruletka) is a potentially lethal game of chance in which a player places a single round in a revolver, spins the cylinder, places the muzzle against the head or body (of the opponent or themselves), and pulls the trigger.

  6. History of games - Wikipedia

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    Another casino game, roulette, has been played since the late 18th century, and was probably adapted from English wheel games such as Roly-Poly and E.O. With the possible exception of carrom (a game whose origins are uncertain), the earliest table games appear to have been the cue sports , which include carom billiards , pool , or pocket ...

  7. Marseille turn - Wikipedia

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    The Marseille turn, also known as the 360, the Spin, the Mooresy Roulette, the Roulette, the Girosflin, and the double drag-back, is a specialised dribbling skill unique to the game of Association football. [1] With so many different names, the exact origin of this skill move is unknown. The Marseille turn was invented by Jose Farias. [2]

  8. History of gambling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The history of gambling in the United States covers gambling and gaming since the colonial period. The overall theme is one of a general lack of formal regulation (but sometimes significant religious or moral disapproval), giving way by degrees to widespread prohibition by the early 20th century, followed by a loosening of restrictions in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

  9. Eudaemons - Wikipedia

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    The Eudaemons were a small group headed by graduate physics students J. Doyne Farmer and Norman Packard at the University of California Santa Cruz in the late 1970s. [1] The group's immediate objective was to find a way to beat roulette using a concealed computer, with the ulterior motive of using the money made from roulette to fund a scientific community.