Roulette Cheats

Due to the fact that roulette is very attractive game as for the payouts but it is still mostly a game of chance, the gamblers always seek for all possible ways to beat the bank, even not the legal ones. Roulette cheating methods are sometimes included into the roulette strategies, however some of them are not as effective as the regular betting systems. Note, that most of the roulette cheats described below are illegal and call for criminal responsibility.

Biased Wheel

Biased wheel is the one that has mechanical defects as a result of manufacturing mistakes and thus it causes the repeating pattern of roulette numbers coming up. This is a great luck if the player tracks the roulette wheel that makes the same numbers or at least a range of definite numbers to come up constantly. The wheel can also have bias as a result of wear and tear, and this happens more often than because of the manufacturer’s fault. These can be such deviations and defects:

• pocket wear
• rotor wobble
• defective ball track
• roulette bowl incline
• any grooves and physical damages, etc.

To track the biased wheel is probably the dream of every persistent roulette player, however this is not so easy nowadays as the quality control of producing the roulette wheels is very high as well as the casinos carefully check the installation of roulette tables according to the standards.

Pastposting

Pastposting is probably one of the most widespread cheats that are considered to be illegal techniques in all the casino games. It can be used by both the players and the dealers who are involved in scamming.

Pastposting is also known as late betting as it is in fact the roulette betting when the bets are not already accepted (after the dealer says "No more bets!") and after the outcome of the game is known. So, after the roulette ball lands on the wheel the player places the chips on the winning number or makes the bet that will bring money and tries not to be caught by the dealer. The best way to cheat using pastposting is to work in a team. However, the modern security systems with hi-tech surveillance cameras are a serious barrier for pastposters.

Top Hatting

Top hatting is another way of late betting that is the way of adding extra chips to the bet that has been already placed after the results of the roulette game are known. This technique usually involves the dealer as he is the person that can easily place chips on the betting area without being revealed.

Obviously, top hatting mustn’t involve great risk in order not to be spotted and that is why the cheaters do not add many chips at a time. Regularities in winning big sums is really very suspicious and can be easily noticed by the casino mangers and security cameras.

Ball Tripping

Ball tripping is another way of cheating at roulette table which usually involves both the player and the dealer. This technique is impossible to accomplish without the help of the roulette dealer who assist much the player.

The idea of the ball tripping is that a tiny hole is drilled in the roulette ball track and a small controlling pin is inserted into it. The dealer must pull a special lever under the table in the right moment. The pin is pushed towards the spring and it easily gets on the track where the ball is rotating. When the roulette ball contacts the pin it is easily tripped out of the track.

As you understand ball tripping requires much skill and practice from the dealer. Anyway, it is very risky and is considered to be illegal by all means.

Wheel Tampering

Roulette wheel tampering is without a doubt оne of the craziest methods to cheat at casino, because it means any ways of fixing the roulette wheel manually. Thus the player must have access to the table or cooperate with the casino workers to get the wheel fixed. The cheaters can loosen the wheel or definite pockets, insert some loads or other items which make the ball bounce in the way the player needs. Of course, any deviations and biases are immediately revealed.

Padding

It is possible to influence the roulette game outcome by the ball padding. It is most of the time used by the manufacturers of the roulette equipments as they are the only ones who can produce the balls and wheel pockets of the specific materials which will help to cheat.

There are also known other roulette scams throughout the game history that involve magnets, laser, electronic devices, etc. All of them are easily revealed in the modern casinos due to the security.