Illusion of Due

On August 18, 1913, at the Monte Carlo Casino, the roulette ball landed on black. Then it landed on black again. And again. By the fifteenth time in a row, the crowd was in a frenzy. Gamblers rushed to bet millions of francs on red, absolutely convinced that after so many blacks, red was mathematically "e;due"e; to hit. It landed on black twenty-six times in a row, bankrupting everyone who believe...