Can you tell me about the "Midas Touch" betting system, it is a
betting system used in even money bets developed by a man called Bruce
Irwin in 1962.

I heard that it was reviewed in the Las Vegas Review Magazine around about 1962.

It applies to all even money bets, apparently he was pretty smart.  I
have only heard talk of it.

Some resources are: VIP gambling site which address is
http:||gambling.projectssydney.

"On October 15, 1962 he played against the IBM 1620 calculating
machine, which was programmed for blackjack, with a group of
mathematicians as a audience. He successfully won a paper profit of
$794.00 at the conclusion of five individual games. The author has
appeared on many television and radio shows to demonstrate this
amazing method, and has taken a group of twelve people to Grand Bahama
Island for an all-expense-paid five day gaming holiday which proved
successful.
In march 1962 Mr Irwins book, "The Midas Touch - Your Key To Casino
Cash" was published (no longer in print). In October of that year he
was barred from Las Vegas for winning consistently"

Also the roulette extreme web site may be able to assist you if
anybody knows they may.  They make software to test roulette systems
and would be a good resource.  On there web site if you are a member
they have various systems that they have written projects for testing.

www.uxsoftware.com is their address.

Other addresses:www.rebel-marketing.com/casinobusters/johndee.htm 
Many thanks

Buy Irwin's book:

'The Winner's Edge: How to Win at Casino Gambling'. 

There's LOTS of second hand books on the Net.

ABOUT THIS BOOK: Betting system teaches you how to consistently win
every time you play. Play any of these games: Baccarat, Roulette,
Blackjack, Craps, Chemin de Fer. You need only a normal memory
ability. It does not involve card counting and it is perfectly legal.
Remember: casinos don't like consistent winners-they want loser, Be
sure to obey these rules for Successful gambling.

There's 20 here from $6.75 + Postage

http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?imagefield.x=26&an=bruce+irwin&cm_re=A*Search+Box*Form&tn=winner%27s+edge&imagefield.y=18

roulette and most other casino games are mathematically impossible to
beat in the long run in an honest game. each spin is independent of
all other spins and each spin has an intrinsic house advantage. no
system can refute this.  you have a chance at poker since money does
exchange hands from player to player beyond the house rake.   just my
advice,  good luck

I love the myth that people have been barred from casinos ...

Years ago, I knew a casino owner and I asked him what his biggest
problem was in running the joint.

He said, hiding away the money that they had taken away from the
punters. If they had left it on the tables, the punters could have
seen how much they were losing and they may have become discouraged.

Hence, it is always tucked away 'for security purposes'.

The tragedy is that when people do win, they invariably gamble it away
in the search for more.

It is mathmatically possible to turn the odds slightly in your favor
when playing blackjack by counting cards.   You have to count cards
and stagger your bets greatly based on when the deck is in favor of 
you.  Unfortunatly there are some problems with this.

1) The casinos Will kick you out for doing it
2) The odds are only slightly in your favor and only if you play perfectly.
3) It takes a long time/lot of bets for the results to normalize in
your favor - you have to be ready to loose a lot before it evens
out...