Earth Based Prototype of a Stanford Torus Space Settlement

Why not include the very oldest? It's about time we got over our squickiness on the subject anyway.

I like the motorcycle idea. Maybe archery, where the target is behind you. Jousting in low gravity.
But now we're back to sports on which one could gamble, rather than gambling games.

Then one could have motorcycle races, betting on who loses it, coming out of turns where the g forces vary according to whether you're driving WITH the stations rotation or against it...
Gary 7

I was referring to roulette wheels on Earth, not space.

Since it is the world's second oldest profession, I am of the opinion
that gambling can fund a space settlement.

Of course, it might take a thousand years, but the potential exists. The
only unsolved problem is to set it up correctly.

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> > The prototype and Earth-based replications of it would include
entertainment options, including casinos
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> Have you considered the effects of Coriolis forces on roulette
outcomes? Casino managers tend to try to make sure their roulette wheels
are level, since a tilt can make it easier to predict the outcomes. The
Coriolis forces in a rotating space habitat might imbue a roulette wheel
with something similar to a tilt. Perhaps such a "Coriolis tilt" could
be cancelled out by tilting the wheel in the opposite direction.
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