Paint gives a chance

There are ways which allow us to increase the chances of winning.

It can be achieved by studying the rules of a given game. After a long observation we can estimate the speed of the ball thrown by a croupier.

Two male Serbs and a female Hungarian have recently won 1.2 mln British pounds in London Ritz casino using a laser scanner, hidden in a telephone, to estimate the speed of the ball. They can keep the winnings because no clause has been found to sue them.

Hugo Steinhaus recommended choosing, in Lotto, a number on the edge of the coupon i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6. It seems that people treat coupons like a darts board and aim in the middle. Choosing "unpopular" combination we have the same chances of winning but will not have to share it with anybody else.

On 30^th March 1994 the following numbers dropped out in Lotto: 11,16, 23, 30, 35, 41 (try to cross out these numbers on the coupon, we will get a nice symmetrical pattern). A few tens of people chose this combination.