Gambling casinos sometimes put a sign up near the roulette wheel that tells players what the last ten or twenty spins were. This leads the players to believe that they can predict the upcoming spin based on the last spins. Players who fall for this are making

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The gambler's fallacy is the mistaken belief that past random events can influence the likelihood of future random events, such as believing that a roulette wheel is "due" to land on a certain number after a series of spins.

Gambling Casinos Sometimes Put a Sign Up near the Roulette