Editing Roulette (section)

==Notable winnings==
*In the 1960s and early 1970s, [[Richard Jarecki]] won about $1.2 million at dozens of European casinos. He claimed that he was using a mathematical system designed on a powerful computer. In reality, he simply observed more than 10,000 spins of each roulette wheel to determine flaws in the wheels. Eventually the casinos realized that flaws in the wheels could be exploited, and replaced older wheels. The manufacture of roulette wheels has improved over time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slotnik |first1=Daniel L. |title=Richard Jarecki, Doctor Who Conquered Roulette, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/obituaries/richard-jarecki-doctor-who-conquered-roulette-dies-at-86.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=12 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
* In 1963 Sean Connery, filming [[From Russia with Love (film)|''From Russia with Love'']] in Italy, attended the casino in [[Saint-Vincent, Aosta Valley|Saint-Vincent]] and won three consecutive times on the number 17, his winnings ''riding'' on the second and third spins.<ref>''The complete illustrated guide to gambling'' by Alan Wykes, [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1964, pp 226, 227. . [[Internet Archive]] (a free registration req.) > [https://archive.org/details/completeillustra00wyke/page/226/mode/2up?view=theater]</ref>
*In the early 1990s, [[Gonzalo García-Pelayo]] performed computer analysis on many roulette spins at the [[Casino de Madrid]] in [[Madrid]], Spain, winning 600,000 euros in a single day, and two million euros in total. Legal action against him by the casino was unsuccessful, it being ruled that the casino should fix its wheel.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/24/1087845018860.html| title = Theage.com.au| date = 24 June 2004}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2006/10/10/wheel-of-fortune.aspx Wheel of Fortune | Motley Fool], fool.com</ref>
*In 2004, [[Ashley Revell]] of London sold all of his possessions, clothing included, and placed his entire net worth of US$135,300 on red at the [[Plaza Hotel & Casino|Plaza Hotel]] in Las Vegas. The ball landed on "Red 7" and Revell walked away with $270,600.<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3618883.stm|title='All or nothing' gamble succeeds |publisher=BBC|date=12 April 2004 |access-date=18 January 2017}}</ref>