Judge rules for Madrid gambler

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Guardian snip

Ben Sills in Granada
Thursday June 24, 2004
The Guardian

A Spanish judge has ordered a top casino to open its doors to a prolific gambler after it ruled that his successful and sophisticated betting system did not amount to cheating.

Gonzalo García-Pelayo won more than €1m during a two-year run on the roulette table in the early 90s. Now, after a 10-year battle to clear his name, he has been handed a chance to return to the table.

The judge said there was nothing illegal in Mr García-Pelayo's approach, which used sophisticated computer modelling techniques to work out which numbers offered the best chance of winning.

In the early 90s Mr García-Pelayo began to examine the roulette wheels in the Casino Gran Madrid with a team of a dozen friends and relatives.

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