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# 22921 byLeon on Sept. 10, 2013, 7:19 a.m.
Member since 2022-08-22
I was referring to roulette wheels on Earth, not space.
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.