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Scams and Cheats - Part 2
by Christopher Pawlicki
Ball Tripping
An easy way to rig a wheel is by "ball tripping." A very
small diameter hole is drilled in the upper ball track,
under the rim. A small, spring-loaded pin is positioned in
the hole just below the outside surface. This mechanism is
usually set up directly in front of the dealer so it is
easier for him to time and harder for anyone else to detect.
When the dealer flips a small lever, just under the table’s
edge, the tension in the cable forces the pin against the
spring, allowing it to protrude out slightly onto the ball
track. As the ball contacts the pin, it is prematurely
"tripped" out of the ball track. Again, a well-practiced
dealer would time the ball drop-off with an impending sector
of the wheel head or rotor. Because there is only one trip
location from which to knock the ball, the dealer must wait
for the right ball/trip point/wheel intersection. A
near-perfect alignment is necessary and the dealer must see
it coming well ahead of time.
The casinos weren’t the only ones engaging in this
technique. One story has a team of players in Nevada, called
the soda straw gang, tapping into the table’s banks with a
most peculiar method of ball tripping. The gang allegedly
had one heavy bettor at the center of the table, one trivial
bettor on the far end and an observer seated at the wheel
itself. The members would take their stations at different
times, being careful not to acknowledge each other. The
heavy bettor would cover numbers contained on one sector, or
area of the wheel head. Just before the ball would fall, the
low-roller on the end would create a diversion. The
observer, timing the ball and the heavily bet sector on the
wheel, would then raise a straw and blow on the ball as it
passed to trip it out of the upper track. Supposedly, the
gang was so successful that the casinos began installing the
now-present glass security shields around the edge of the
roulette tables. But don’t form a team, buy a box of straws
and look for tables without the security shield. If the
bosses don’t immediately catch you, the cameras most
certainly will.
Another "tripping" technique that I have personally
witnessed, involves one heavy better placing a black chip on
the second column and a confederate standing near the wheel.
Incidentally, the second column numbers are concentrated on
an area of the rotor centered about the number 26 on an
American style wheel. As the ball slowed down, the observer
would brace himself and look for an opportunity to manifest.
Being that the table was filled with last second bettors all
trying to position their chips, there was a lot of bumping
going on. As the ball slowed down and the second column area
of the wheel approached, the tripper would thrust his hip
firmly into the table near the wheel. The nudge seemed to
shock the ball momentarily and then it broke from the upper
track. Unfortunately for the trippers, that momentary pause
let some of the wheel spin by and the ball resultantly
bounced beyond their sector. On the next attempt, the
tripper thrusted more firmly and a little earlier. The ball
came down around the 33 and dribbled into the 14, a second
column number. The force of the bump brought unpleasant
comments from the other players and a glare from the dealer.
Feeling uneasy, the tripper departed. It was then that I
noticed the black chip bettor on the end. He collected his
pay out and disappeared from the table as well. They were
lucky that the dealer didn’t alert security or that the
losing patrons didn’t lynch them.
Next month we will conclude our section on "Scams and
Cheats." We'll look at Past Posting, Ball Control and
Concealed Computers as well modern surveillance. Then I will
follow up the next month with Part 2 on "Mathematical
Systems." See you next month
Probably the most common form of player cheating and
the easiest to attempt is a method called "past posting".
This technique originated at the racetracks some years back.
As soon as a winning horse was evident (well in the lead),
the bettor would hurry to the ticket window and place a bet
on that horse. Likewise with roulette, when the ball comes
in for its final landing, the dealer will look down, for a
moment, to see what the winning number is. At that instant,
a player with a keen eye and adroit hand can place or move
his bet to the winning number. Games run by one dealer are
most susceptible to this form of chicanery. The cheat may
remove losing bets in part or in whole, place winning bets
or switch losers onto the winning number. One example would
be a right-handed player standing at the center of the table
and betting on “black.” Of the even-money wagers, black and
red are the only ones that are adjacent to each other. If
black comes in then great! He’ll relax and wait for his pay
off. If “red” comes up, he’ll lean over the table and very
quickly and precisely tap his bet from black over to red in
a fraction of a second. This stratagem requires nerves of
steel and a quick, concise maneuver. The dealers and pit are
well aware of this technique and are watching for it. The
first time you get caught, you might escape by claiming
ignorance. You didn’t hear the dealer say “No more bets.”
After that, you’re asking for a security escort to a back
room!
The Spindoctor
Continue to part 3
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