The Eudaemonic Pie
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The Eudaemonic Pie is a 1985 book by American author Thomas A. Bass, about a group of gamblers (known as the Eudaemons) who in the 1970s designed and employed miniaturized computers, hidden in specially modified shoes, to help predict the outcome of casino roulette games. The players knew that the behavior of roulette wheels was not completely random, and that by measuring the speed of the ball and taking into account peculiarities of the particular wheels being played they could slightly increase their odds of selecting a winning number.
The major players in The Eudaemonic Pie are also featured in a sequel by the same author, The Predictors, about their subsequent careers in the world of finance.
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