Could Google Glass Be Banned In Casinos?

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Could Google Glasses be banned in the casinos? Let me answer that question this way...just try using ANY recording device, Google glasses or not, while you are gambling and see what happens.

In a scenario where you are wearing google glass at the casino roulette table, It would be relatively doable to use google glass camera and do some image differentiation to capture the speed of the wheel against the speed of the ball. This should in turn allow you calculate a prediction on where the ball might end up. It would kinda be a gamblers dream - knowing the outcome before it happens.
 
There is no way in hell the casinos will allow this device on their floors.
 
In the same way you're not allowed to use a cell phone at tables, even if you are just talking, I'm pretty sure this will fall into that category.
 
Prepare the Retina Implants!

That being said, by the time we have retina displays, they'll have detectors as well.
 
Prepare the Retina Implants!

That being said, by the time we have retina displays, they'll have detectors as well.

I'd imagine if something on the level of Ocular implants in EVE Online would have been banned too. :D

The day we can have cybernetic implants that improve memory, visual acuity and tracking, hearing, improve our other senses, or even improve our cognitive and computational abilities, it's going to a whole new world at that point. Too many things will have to adapt or adjust to the changing technological landscape.

However, since we are probably a century away or more from such technology, nothing to worry about for now.
 
Google Glass is conspicuous right now because Google wants it to be seen. Nothing is stopping this from being integrated into actual glasses and being undetectable by untrained eyes. Next they'll have scanners for glasses to see if they contain electronics.
 
Roulette is easy without it. With Roulette, you need to do colour counting. If a Red came up last, then a Black will probably come up next. To be extra cautious; wait for 2 or 3 repetitions of the same colour, to come up, then put a small proportion of your stake on the alternative colour. With this system, it will take a while to get rich, but you should come out on top over time. If you don’t, then the table is probably fixed.
 
Roulette is easy without it. With Roulette, you need to do colour counting. If a Red came up last, then a Black will probably come up next. To be extra cautious; wait for 2 or 3 repetitions of the same colour, to come up, then put a small proportion of your stake on the alternative colour. With this system, it will take a while to get rich, but you should come out on top over time. If you don’t, then the table is probably fixed.

And that's how casino's make money. With a fundamental lack of understanding of randomness. There's nothing to stop a quarter from coming up heads 50 times in a row, then tails 50 times in a row. 2-3 repititions isn't a trend or an anomaly, it's just random chance. That's like people who spend more on the lottery when it hits a new record high, thinking "it has to be won this time"...

The casino's are hurting... they're not as loose as they used to be on their machines, so you're best bet it to stay away. The table games are as random as they always were, other than increasing deck sizes in blackjack I suppose...
 
And that's how casino's make money. With a fundamental lack of understanding of randomness. There's nothing to stop a quarter from coming up heads 50 times in a row, then tails 50 times in a row. 2-3 repititions isn't a trend or an anomaly, it's just random chance. That's like people who spend more on the lottery when it hits a new record high, thinking "it has to be won this time"...

The casino's are hurting... they're not as loose as they used to be on their machines, so you're best bet it to stay away. The table games are as random as they always were, other than increasing deck sizes in blackjack I suppose...

I don't understand what you are saying.:confused:
 
And that's how casino's make money. With a fundamental lack of understanding of randomness. There's nothing to stop a quarter from coming up heads 50 times in a row, then tails 50 times in a row. 2-3 repititions isn't a trend or an anomaly, it's just random chance. That's like people who spend more on the lottery when it hits a new record high, thinking "it has to be won this time"...

The casino's are hurting... they're not as loose as they used to be on their machines, so you're best bet it to stay away. The table games are as random as they always were, other than increasing deck sizes in blackjack I suppose...

That hard to be sarcasm
 
And that's how casino's make money. With a fundamental lack of understanding of randomness. There's nothing to stop a quarter from coming up heads 50 times in a row, then tails 50 times in a row. 2-3 repititions isn't a trend or an anomaly, it's just random chance. That's like people who spend more on the lottery when it hits a new record high, thinking "it has to be won this time"...

The casino's are hurting... they're not as loose as they used to be on their machines, so you're best bet it to stay away. The table games are as random as they always were, other than increasing deck sizes in blackjack I suppose...

You beat me to it.

Many people confuse the odds of say spinning a red for the 6th time with the odds of spinning 6 reds in a row and those are completely different things.

The coin flip example you used is perfect because each flip is completely independant of the others and is a 50-50 chance, even it was heads the last 10 times.
 
The day we can have cybernetic implants that improve memory, visual acuity and tracking, hearing, improve our other senses, or even improve our cognitive and computational abilities, it's going to a whole new world at that point. Too many things will have to adapt or adjust to the changing technological landscape.

QFT. Though I think casinos would then just drop any games that might have an advantagve with said implants. They'd stick to the dice games, roultette, etc.
 
Prepare the Retina Implants!

That being said, by the time we have retina displays, they'll have detectors as well.

We can only hope that by the time we get to that point that the horrible affliction known as "currency" will be gone by then, and we wont have to worry about casinos.
 
These glasses have been out since the mid 80's :D

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How are they going to stop you using it with online casino games?
 
We can only hope that by the time we get to that point that the horrible affliction known as "currency" will be gone by then, and we wont have to worry about casinos.

Yeah, because working for the good of one's fellow man hasn't been tried before.
 
How are they going to stop you using it with online casino games?
Considering you are playing online games on a computer, I highly doubt they give a shit about you using Google Glasses....:confused:
 
Whoever wrote that article must not have a great knowledge of gambling.

This is a well known cheat or advantage play and has been for some time. You don't need google glasses to pull it off. I say cheat or advantage play because it is illegal in some jurisdictions(try this in nevada, I dare you) and not in others. A team pulled this off in London and the casino had no recourse.

The guy who wrote this is wrong in thinking you need even modern technology(much less futuristic tech) to do this, he is wrong that it hasn't already been done, and he is wrong in thinking most gambling jurisdictions don't already outlaw the use of electronic devices.
 
Prepare the Retina Implants!

That being said, by the time we have retina displays, they'll have detectors as well.
I'm sure in the future there will be ways of connecting visual cortex with mobile computer or phone that will generate a HUD in your vision field that would display information you require. Nowadays we see it in action/scifi movies. In fact you could cheat in casino that way for infinite money without chance getting caught.
 
Yeah, because working for the good of one's fellow man hasn't been tried before.

I for one hope this becomes true someday:

The economics of the future are somewhat different. You see, money does not exist in the 24th century. . . The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves, and the rest of humanity."
-Jean-Luc Picard
 
Roulette is easy without it. With Roulette, you need to do colour counting. If a Red came up last, then a Black will probably come up next. To be extra cautious; wait for 2 or 3 repetitions of the same colour, to come up, then put a small proportion of your stake on the alternative colour. With this system, it will take a while to get rich, but you should come out on top over time. If you don’t, then the table is probably fixed.

i lost 7k with this logic. landed on red 9 times in a row. ran out of money to get ti back. of course it was black the next time.

strated with 500 bucks made 7k then lost it chasing my money back.

there is only one sure way to win at gambling. thats not to gamble.
 
I for one hope this becomes true someday:

Being human means that's never possible. Sure, while I may be fine working for a roof over my head, food to eat, a means of conveyance between my residence and any place I want to go, and the ability to pursue reasonable hobbies/non-work-activities, there is a sizeable portion of humanity that has no desire to work, and as such will inspire jealousy, hatred, etc amongst those who are working for the system... etc.

You aren't serious are you?
 
Roulette is easy without it. With Roulette, you need to do colour counting. If a Red came up last, then a Black will probably come up next. To be extra cautious; wait for 2 or 3 repetitions of the same colour, to come up, then put a small proportion of your stake on the alternative colour. With this system, it will take a while to get rich, but you should come out on top over time. If you don’t, then the table is probably fixed.

This is absolutely wrong. Past results on a roulette wheel have ZERO impact on future spins. The chance a color or number will appear on the next spin is the same ALWAYS. It's like flipping an evenly weighted coin (not that it's going to be 50/50). You could get clumped results and have heads appear 100 times in a row. That doesn't mean the next flip will yield tails. Past results don't influence future results in coin flips or roulette.
 
i lost 7k with this logic. landed on red 9 times in a row. ran out of money to get ti back. of course it was black the next time.

strated with 500 bucks made 7k then lost it chasing my money back.

there is only one sure way to win at gambling. thats not to gamble.

That's the thing... there is no sure bet. Sure with an infinite bankroll you can come out even-ish, there's no guarantee you'll win.

Take this from someone who knows people who were able to gamble frequently and come out on top. Playing quarter video poker machines you'd still get $20,000 swings waiting for a royal to hit. Playing dollar machines was obviously much more frightening. And playing quarter machines comes out to maybe $8-12 an hour + comps, so it's only worthwhile if you enjoy playing the game.

That being said, finding those 100.010% payback machines is nearly impossible nowadays.
 
You beat me to it.

Many people confuse the odds of say spinning a red for the 6th time with the odds of spinning 6 reds in a row and those are completely different things.

The coin flip example you used is perfect because each flip is completely independant of the others and is a 50-50 chance, even it was heads the last 10 times.

Roulette is easy without it. With Roulette, you need to do colour counting. If a Red came up last, then a Black will probably come up next. To be extra cautious; wait for 2 or 3 repetitions of the same colour, to come up, then put a small proportion of your stake on the alternative colour. With this system, it will take a while to get rich, but you should come out on top over time. If you don’t, then the table is probably fixed.


You're missing the most important part. It doesn't even matter if you use a red / black system, that's not where they make the money from. There is the 0 and the 00 which turns the table from being a 50 / 50 (red / black) chance into a 48 / 48 / 4 (red / black / zero) (I didn't do the math so that might not be exact) So if you play the table enough times eventually one of those is going to end up on a 0 and it doesn't matter if you picked red or black, you will lose. If I'm not mistaken you have a 1 in 19 chance of hitting a 0. That is > 5%. If you try your theory even 10 times you have a > 50% chance of getting hit by a zero.
 
You're missing the most important part. It doesn't even matter if you use a red / black system, that's not where they make the money from. There is the 0 and the 00 which turns the table from being a 50 / 50 (red / black) chance into a 48 / 48 / 4 (red / black / zero) (I didn't do the math so that might not be exact) So if you play the table enough times eventually one of those is going to end up on a 0 and it doesn't matter if you picked red or black, you will lose. If I'm not mistaken you have a 1 in 19 chance of hitting a 0. That is > 5%. If you try your theory even 10 times you have a > 50% chance of getting hit by a zero.

The thing to keep in mind is "the house always wins". Other than the aforementioned payout tables on a rare few machines that give you a slight positive gain over time if played perfectly, the Casino's are in business to win money. Sure you give some guy $100,000 every once in awhile, but there's 125 people who lost $1,000 during the same period.
 
You're missing the most important part. It doesn't even matter if you use a red / black system, that's not where they make the money from. There is the 0 and the 00 which turns the table from being a 50 / 50 (red / black) chance into a 48 / 48 / 4 (red / black / zero) (I didn't do the math so that might not be exact) So if you play the table enough times eventually one of those is going to end up on a 0 and it doesn't matter if you picked red or black, you will lose. If I'm not mistaken you have a 1 in 19 chance of hitting a 0. That is > 5%. If you try your theory even 10 times you have a > 50% chance of getting hit by a zero.

Odds of hitting any number (0, 00, 1-36) on an American wheel (European wheels don't have 00) is 1 in 38 (2.63%). Black or Red on an American wheel is 47.37%.
 
You would be just as well off to give me $50, in the hopes that I would turn right back to you and hand you $100, as you are to win on a roulette game. The only place where a gambler actually has any advantage over the house is on table games, such as Black Jack and other poker derivatives.

In order of the house favor:
Roulette
Craps
Slots
 
I for one hope this becomes true someday:

The idea that money is the "root of all evil" or has anything to do with excessive greed is misguided at best (and deliberately deceptive communist propaganda at worst). No matter how much we do to alleviate scarcity, there will always be someone who wants something more than they currently have, for whatever reason. For instance, well after everyone has more than they need to live comfortably, there will still be violinists who want a Stradivarius for the purpose of delivering a particular kind of musical performance. In the Star Trek scenario, there will still be explorers who want to explore the universe in their own ship at their own leisure; since Federation-class ships are still very scarce in the world of Star Trek, managing such a scarce resource requires either a continued market for goods and services or subservience to a collective/hierarchy that rules by force. Personally, I'd prefer the former. ;)

When we finally create enough wealth to go around for almost everyone to focus on higher-minded pursuits, the goods worth trading for will become those goods that better enable those higher-minded pursuits, like Stradivarius violins and Federation-class starships. Without currency, people would need to directly barter with someone who has what they want, but this is grossly inefficient; currency is nothing more than a convenient high-demand medium of exchange that makes direct barter unnecessary. (A good currency in particular is one that naturally maintains its own rarity, which indirectly maintains or increases its value over time, so you can hold onto it for any amount of time before exchanging it for an actual good or service that's useful to you.)
 
Considering I work at a casino, here is how this works.

You pull something shady you are put into a Casino blacklist.

So if they see this and see you winning using something like this, you will get put in a Database shared across all Casino's that opt to subscribe to the blacklist. When you go to another Casino, if they feel you are doing too good, they will look at your name and run it through the Database.

They do not screw around with this shit, if you are cheating of any sort, they will catch it, and will get you. Each table where I am has about 4 cameras per single table. Good luck.
 
The casino's are hurting... they're not as loose as they used to be on their machines, so you're best bet it to stay away. The table games are as random as they always were, other than increasing deck sizes in blackjack I suppose...

Obviously not a card counter :)
 
I really don't get why roulette is so popular. The odds of you winning is pretty horrible.
 
I'd imagine if something on the level of Ocular implants in EVE Online would have been banned too. :D

The day we can have cybernetic implants that improve memory, visual acuity and tracking, hearing, improve our other senses, or even improve our cognitive and computational abilities, it's going to a whole new world at that point. Too many things will have to adapt or adjust to the changing technological landscape.

However, since we are probably a century away or more from such technology, nothing to worry about for now.

more like 20 years at most
 
I was able to get one shot before I was told not to photograph near the tables.
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That's my friend Jon and Kristin a few years back in Vegas.
Jon won the $1,000,000 Doritos Crash the Superbowl contest last year.
 
You're missing the most important part. It doesn't even matter if you use a red / black system, that's not where they make the money from. There is the 0 and the 00 which turns the table from being a 50 / 50 (red / black) chance into a 48 / 48 / 4 (red / black / zero) (I didn't do the math so that might not be exact) So if you play the table enough times eventually one of those is going to end up on a 0 and it doesn't matter if you picked red or black, you will lose. If I'm not mistaken you have a 1 in 19 chance of hitting a 0. That is > 5%. If you try your theory even 10 times you have a > 50% chance of getting hit by a zero.

Oh I understand that, which is why I used the coin toss example as that would be 50-50, but previous flips have no effect on the next one.
 
Prepare the Retina Implants!

That being said, by the time we have retina displays, they'll have detectors as well.

Apple has put probably put that in their retina displays already - to mine data from you
 
This is absolutely wrong. Past results on a roulette wheel have ZERO impact on future spins. The chance a color or number will appear on the next spin is the same ALWAYS. It's like flipping an evenly weighted coin (not that it's going to be 50/50). You could get clumped results and have heads appear 100 times in a row. That doesn't mean the next flip will yield tails. Past results don't influence future results in coin flips or roulette.

someone needs to a new sarcasm detector
 
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