A study of the impact the current global economic crisis is having on the gambling industry was recently conducted by the UK office of PricewaterhouseCoopers Int’l Ltd.
While gambling blogosphere junkies expressed shock at the results, what I was more shocked by is the fact that people were shocked.

We finally have a casino game that gives a little of its edge back to the player. The online casino gambling industry has stepped up its policies with regard for the concern of patrons playing on the websites. In the area of the casino, affiliations such as www.onlineplayersassociation.co.uk/ are vested in the upholding [...]

The Europeans had the game right. Roulette has an advantage for the casino on every bet that is made. For example, there are 37 numbered spaces where the ball that rolls counter-clockwise within the wheel can land. Yet, the payoff on that win if you should be so lucky is 35-1. [...]

The American game of Roulette is a descendant of the European version. The Americans pride themselves on their ability to play Roulette as a challenge to their casino skills. Actually, the game of Roulette is very popular with Americas despite the fact that their version of the game puts them at a disadvantage.

If there’s one regret I have that I can pass on to you after all my years of Roulette play, it is that I came off my hunch bets way too soon.  If I hadn’t lost faith in my hunches over the years, I’d have a few more sheckles in my account.