is roulette rigged?

Question

The reason why I asked is, one day I was playing and the dealer right before
he threw the ball, say's WATCH THE 10.
he throws the ball and it lands two numbers away from the 10.The next throw he hits it dead on. Another time, I
was playing I cover every number except the 4 & 6, The dealer throws the ball and it lands on the 4. Now before I get to the point, one more little detail.
There was a dealer all alone at a table.
I walk to him and asked, Can you hit any section of that wheel you want to? and he replies, well,YES! SO WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON! Let me tell you.
Next time you go to the casino, look at the roulette wheel, notice the silver markers around the wheel? there's 8 of them and also 8 line markings around the wheel and let me tell you there not there for decoration. Too make a long story short, plain and simple DEALER'S CAN AIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Manipulating the outcome. NOTICE THEY DON'T THROW THE BALL UNTIL THEY LINE UP THE SECTION THEY WANT TO HIT!

Answer 1

On an American Roullette wheel, every single bet is a house edge of over 5%.

There are 38 numbers on the wheel. In theory, each number would hit in 38 rolls (again this is in theory -- variance is different)
if you bet $1 on #1 all 38 times this what would happen
37 times you would lose $1
1 time you would win $35
so after 38 rolls you lose 2 dollars from risking 38

-2/38 = 5.26% house edge

it is the same for every bet you make

Answer 2

Not at all, unless you consider that mathematically they will win in the long run. They only pay you 35 to 1 on a bet that should garnish 38 to 1. Big advantage for the house.

But as far as they can make the ball click out of one slot and into another....the answer is NO. If a big Vegas casino was caught doing that, they would lose their gaming license for ever. and they are not giving up that cash cow. Not to mention they are regulated by the Gaming commission who checks up on Casinos all the time.

Long story short is, the Casino doesn't have to cheat. Mathematics is heavily weighted in their favor.

Answer 3

Its not rigged. If you've ever seen a roulette wheel taken apart its a very simple thing. Its just the number sheet and the metal dividers separating them.

You will lose on this game because its hard to pick one number out of 38. If you're one of those guys who puts chips all over the place then you'll win 70 but lose 80.

Answer 4

It doesn't have to be because the odds work in favor of the house, but historically there have been incidents where the wheel was rigged by electromagnets in the 00 and 0 slots and a piece of metal in the ball.

Answer 5

no absolutly not rigged, it is just the odds are poor on that game. They dont pay true odds If you bet a number you should be paid 37 to one but they pay 35 to one. If you bet a color you should get better than even money because there is black, red and green zero and green double zero. The corners , sides, colums and thirds of the table pay less than their numerial average as well. Play craps or bet sports if you want a fair shake

Answer 6

Couldn't tell you for sure, but I have seen that little ball take some very strange bounces on more than one occassion. And yeah, the math of probabilities is against you too.

Answer 7

only the player can decide - most people who play roulette win - but they don't stop playing, they keep going to try to win more and so their odds are less and they end up loosing - so quit while you are ahead

Answer 8

yeah by the laws of probability.

Answer 9

of coarse....to keep it balanced there is an outrigger at the bottom

Answer 10

yes