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Lotteries and the Law of Attraction

May 6, 2019   Game skill   No comments

Lotteries and the Law of Attraction

Lottery players select their numbers using a wide variety of methods. Some methods are based on logic and mathematical formulas and algorithms. Others are based on new age or occult ‘sciences.’ Some methods can border on wacky but the fact remains that if there were really a sure fire way to pick winning lottery numbers the world would be filled with lottery millionaires. One of the stranger methods touted as a sure fire way to win the lottery is the so called ‘law of attraction.’

The law of attraction has been around for about a century and a half. It first appeared in the US in 1879. The law of attraction says that thoughts can influence events and chance. Throughout the years various hucksters have convinced many otherwise logical people that the law of attraction is real. Insomniacs who are prone to watching late night TV have probably seen infomercial huckster Kevin Trudeau hawking his own take on the law of attraction called ‘your wish is you command.’ Is the law of attraction real? Scientists say no but many new agers believe that you can achieve great wealth by wishing it. The 2006 film called ‘The Secret’ prompted renewed interest in the law of attraction.

A recent blog post claims that lottery players can win those big jackpots by sheer belief and that winning the lottery is not a matter of luck but of will and belief. The author claims that by eliminating doubts and negative thoughts lottery players can improve their chances of winning a large jackpot. Once again, if that were so we would have thousands, if not millions, of big lottery winners. Television host Larry King has discussed the law of attraction on his show and remains critical. King stated, “If the Universe manifests abundance at a mere thought, why is there so much poverty, starvation, and death?” ‘Evidence’ supporting the law of attraction is anecdotal at best and belief in the law of attraction seems to be confined to the gullible and the hucksters that take advantage of them.

Lotteries are games of pure chance and no amount of belief will change the outcome of a drawing. It has been shown time and time again that most winners of mega jackpot lotteries such as Powerball, Mega Millions, EuroMillions and other lotteries have used the ‘quick pick’ option where the random number generator at the lottery terminal selects the numbers. Since lotteries are games of chance everyone has pretty much an equal chance of winning and no amount of belief will change that fact.

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Roulette and the Internet

April 23, 2018   Game guide   No comments

Roulette has been around for ages in its classic sense. Until recent, online roulette wasn’t a reality. In the last decade or so since online gambling has seriously sprouted, online roulette has become one of the most popular games to play on the Internet. At the casino roulette has always been considered a slow-paced and relaxing game. It is much different than many of the other frenetic casino games. The slow pace is primarily due to the time it takes as players place their bets and then the wait time on the wheel to spin. Playing online roulette, however, always things to move at a much faster pace yet doesn’t detract from roulettes air of elegance and quality. Therefore, its popularity remains untarnished as its taxied to the internet.

In order to truly appreciate online roulette, one must learn about its origin and history. Although online roulette utilizes the most modern technology, the game of roulette stems back hundreds of years. Its origins have been speculated and some historians on gambling claim it originated in ancient Rome where soldiers played by spinning chariot wheels. Yet others believe roulette roots come from Tibet. Either way, the name itself, roulette, we know is French meaning small wheel. This makes it more likely to be a game that originated in France. The person most often associated with the inception of the game is Blaise Pascal; a French scientists and philosopher. While he was exploring the idea or perpetual motion, he is suspected to have invented the game of roulette. It moved swiftly from his laboratory to the casino.

Two French brothers, Louis and Francois Blanc, are both credited with the founding of the first casino in Monte Carlo, France as well as creating the standard single-zero roulette wheel still popular throughout Europe today. A game called RolyPoly made its debut in 18th century England which was remarkably similar to the current roulette wheel. It featured a bouncing ball and a spinning wheel and was not unlike those of a game known as Even Odd. Still France remains credited as the true home and host of roulette.

The Blancs’ version of the game remains Monte Carlo’s premier casino game. While the American Wheel, never as popular as its European counterpart, uses the double zero wheel lowering the players’ odds; it ironically was also a French invention. Still, European roulette is a single-zero wheel game.

Online roulette has become the perfect medium for software engineers to allow them to display their graphic talents. All the classic elements of a real casino roulette table are perfectly replicated in an online virtual experience. This includes everything from the felt table to the fall of the ball into the winning pocket. An advantage is also that those from others countries can enjoy the luxury of either the American or European wheel.

Online gaming gives the player the convenience of playing roulette right from their own home. Today even mobile casinos exist allowing even greater convenience and mobility for gamblers. Now anywhere you can take your mobile phone you can also take your mobile roulette casino.

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