Let The Cards Fall Where They May, With A Robotic Rain Main

Finally,  a useful application for machine vision! Forget all that self-driving nonsense and facial recognition stuff – we’ve finally got an AI that can count cards at the blackjack table.

The system that [Edje Electronics] has built, dubbed “Rain Man 2.0” in homage to the classic title character created by …read more

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U.S. Paves Way for Legal Online Sports Betting

On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of New Jersey’s case to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), thereby paving the way towards legalizing online sports betting in the U.S… Continue reading U.S. Paves Way for Legal Online Sports Betting

Dodd-Frank Repeal Facilitates Remote Digital Onboarding with a Scanned Driver’s License

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act was just signed into law by President Trump.  Also known as the Dodd-Frank Repeal, the new law removes many of the regulations imposed on banks after the financial crisis and the… Continue reading Dodd-Frank Repeal Facilitates Remote Digital Onboarding with a Scanned Driver’s License

Hacking Slot Machines by Reverse-Engineering the Random Number Generators

Interesting story: The venture is built on Alex’s talent for reverse engineering the algorithms — known as pseudorandom number generators, or PRNGs — that govern how slot machine games behave. Armed with this knowledge, he can predict when certain games are likeliest to spit out money­insight that he shares with a legion of field agents who do the organization’s grunt… Continue reading Hacking Slot Machines by Reverse-Engineering the Random Number Generators