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Thirteen Against the Bank: The True Story of How a Roulette Team Broke the Bank with an Unbeatable System

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I read the book in less than two days....truly was hard to put down....if you are just picking up a book to browse through and try and pick up a system, then you don't want the book...the system is explained throughout...no charts or graphs or any other BS....I found it to be a great read and have used a part of the system(mostly red/black and high/low) 5 times in the casinos(hardly enough to prove anything)but have walked away with $100+ each time...Now I don't have the capital to get a "Mushroom" as they call it, but if you can consistently walk away from the casino with $100-$200 for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours of play...isn't that worth it.....Not quite as profitable as the European wheel, but it can still turn a profit with patience....BUY IT, READ IT AND ENJOY IT!

I read this book as a teenager and enjoyed it immensely. Since then, I've often wondered if it was true. I recently decided to write a simulation program that plays the system exactly as laid out in the book. What did I find? Email me at jwoodger@sympatico.ca, if you're interested.

The fascinating account of how Norman Leigh took a team to break the bank at Nice using his roulette system. Dryly funny, it offers an insight into how gambling affects and alters personalties. It also illustrates a winning roulette system for those with the exceptional discipline, stamina and bankroll required to play it.

While the tale of a team of gamblers taking down a famous casino in Monte Carlo is an engaging story, here's the problem: The gambling system described is simply not possible.

When I read the book, I had my father write a program to simulate 100,000 spins of a roulette wheel, using each of the gambler's moves (the outcome of the spin affects each team member differently).

It took about 5 seconds on this massive computer (at Abbott Laboratories) to re-create 100,000 spins. Results weren't even close to making money. We ran it again, several times, same outcome.

I then had him invert the program, that is reverse the logic revealed by Leigh's system. Maybe, I figured, the author was altering his strategy to hide the real method.

Back to the computer, back to the same results - nothing that amounts to winning money.

Cash in on good readaing from a fun older book, but don't get your hopes up to make a living off a the author's gaming system.

A well written treatise for the gambler in you, but especially for the system player interested in roulette. The term "system player" applies to one who uses a specific system of play rather than using the "pot luck" approach. In this case, an organized group of system players successfully "broke the bank" at a casino in France.

This is an interesting, enjoyable and oftentimes fascinating read, though little here to emulate. In fact, you wouldn't be able to pull it off here because of state laws prohibiting conspiratorial acts against casinos--not to say that their system would work anyway.

This is a story. Whether true or not I have no idea nor do I feel any strong inclination to do the research. However, if you are to believe the book's FOREWORD section, "This book is a true and detailed account of how a lifelong obsession led me to achieve what all expert opinion holds to be impossible--beating the table at roulette...."

Actually, beating the table at roulette is not that difficult. Doing it consistently, over the long run, is the hard part. Many of us dream of being able to accomplish this thereby not having to work at a regular job.

If you are interested in developing your own system for roulette I would suggest you begin with one of John Patrick's books and a gambling software program for your computer. The software program will enable you to experiment, test and practice your system before you decide to "jump in," so to speak.

And, when you're ready to take that jump you should know that Atlantic City is a good place for roulette. When the table goes green you get half back on your one to one bets, except if your play is at a single "0" wheel. If you know another gambling destination (in the USA) with that policy please let me know. Thanks--and good luck. So You Wanna Be a Gambler: Advanced Roulette

I read this book years ago and it captivated me. I have always thought that this would be a great movie with a young Michael Caine in the lead role. I cannot vouch that this is a true story (I have heard conflicting reports that Norman Leigh never Existed - his system doesn't work etc etc) However its a great read even if its a work of fiction. The Book ends with the "hero" about to depart for Vegas, I have wondered what happened Ever Since. Sounds like time for "Thirteen Against the Mobs bank!"