Do you recall me saying to you a while ago about the Derren Brown casino roulette trick, well I have attached the video here so that you can see for yourselves what I was talking about. The high profile roulette wheel that was in operation inside this casino are very rarely used. They are perfect for visual prediction simply because the ball once it falls
simply stays where it is a large percentage of the time, take a look.
There are several key dynamics with regards to being able to do this. Your first objective is to ascertain the speed of the wheel. If the dealer is keeping the speed constant all the time then this is a big assist. You can use the green zero number as a point of reference to ascertain how many revolutions the wheel is going.
Then you need to ascertain the ball speed, this isn’t as difficult as it sounds and many dealers will be constant in their delivery of the spin on a regular basis. This was possibly a reason why Derren Brown kept this a secret as to when he would do the coup. Going into mainland Europe could simply have been a play to escape detection as he would be far less known in other countries.
We used to practice this as dealers and anyone who has read my book Killer Roulette will be aware of how many dealers find it possible to actually do this. The modern low profile wheels make it harder but a skilled dealer or punter can affect the house percentage by a considerable margin. Obviously this is not something that the gaming industry would wish to be made public but these are facts.
While this may have been a show and a very well put together show at that, the mechanics behind what Derren Brown did are all too real and rightfully take their place as highly effective methods of casino gambling.
Carl “The Dean” Sampson
