Since the first roulette wheel spun, players have dreamed of finding a way to beat the house. However, the game took a technological twist in the mid-20th century when the first computer devices designed to conquer roulette were developed. This fascinating cat-and-mouse game between inventors and casinos has since become the stuff of gambling legend. The story begins in the 1960s with Edward O. Thorp, a mathematician famous for developing card-counting techniques for blackjack. Thorp, ...