G’day all
My lovely wheel at my local Casino was a two year old Huxley with Velstone track and yesterday it was replaced with a brand new similar wheel but this one has a slight lip around the outside of the upper wooden rim section.
Several players commented about the “sound” which was caused by the medium sized hard ball bouncing across the frets or dividers. This caused more bounce and scatter than on the 2 yo wheel. It appeared that the chrome frets were much tighter or more solid than in the 2 yo wheel. There were still the occasional “rollers” but in my first hundred numbers logged there were three “double” spins or one in 33 whereas the old wheel has been only averaging 1:40, I sure hope that continues.
Interestingly, my own RWA strategy worked as normal. Note that strategy is very similar to the RWD hot number play.
What didn’t work as normal was my Distance strategy and I think that was due to the extra bounce and scatter.
The Croupiers commented that the new wheel was not slowing down nearly as much as the old wheel. They did not have to touch it to keep it moving in between spins.
It appeared quite level with no dominant diamonds in the several hours that I played. VB worked as normal but the extra bounce & scatter required different compensation.
I will post any changes or developments over the next two years.
Mike.
