Trio used laser technology to cheat, Casino says they can keep winnings

[Champ]

LONDON (Reuters) - A trio of gamblers who used laser technology to win over a million pounds from London's Ritz casino have been told they can keep their winnings, police say.

The Hungarian woman and two Serbian men used a laser scanner hidden in a mobile phone linked to a computer to gauge the speed of the ball and the roulette wheel, and hence the number most likely to come up.

They were able to do the calculations swiftly enough to place their bets as required before the roulette wheel has gone round three times.

On the first night they won 100,000 pounds, and on the second took home another 1.2 million pounds, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&ncid=757&e=10&u=/nm/20041204/od_uk_nm/oukoe_britain_gambling

[The Zanti Regent]

1. William Read Woodfield would be proud...

...this is the scam he and Allan Balter devised in the classic Mission:Impossible episode Odds on Evil!

[amazona]

2. whoo hoo

They failed to pass a felony law against the use of electronic devices in Louisiana casinos as well but it may be a misdemeanor here. Haven't heard of anyone getting caught having tried it. It's a major felony in most gambling jurisdictions in North America though so don't try this at home kiddies.

[darkstar]

3. Hi amazona

I'm in Louisiana too. Live in Lafayette, work in BR, have some fmily in the northern parishes. Worked some for the Cravins campaign. Wasn't happy w/ the party's treatment of Cravins (but wasn't too happy w/ his refusal to endorse, either) and *definately* wasn't happy last night...

Despite the relative up north, I'm still a relatively new resident. (About 7 years.) The whole gaming devices in malls and such, along w/ drive through daquaris, still has me perplexed.

:hi: