Can You Play Gravity Card & Table Games in Deep Space?

Hollywood Studios will have us believe that space has no gravity, but that’s hardly the truth. We must define gravity before we can get into the fundamentals of playing gravity live dealer games in deep space.

The simplest possible working definition of gravity is the interaction between objects with mass. Put differently, any two objects with mass will pull towards one another, exerting forces on one another.

That is known as the gravitational force. Naturally, the closer the objects are together, the stronger the gravitational pull. As we increase the distance between the objects, we weaken the gravitational forces. 

Distance is only one component of the force of gravity. The other is the mass of the objects in question. Larger masses exert more significant forces. At the risk of getting too scientific, we must at least mention the constant G. This value is 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg22.

Understanding Gravity in Space

We tend to think that gravity doesn’t exist in space because we see people and objects floating around ‘weightlessly.’ This is often erroneously described as zero gravity. Truthfully, there is gravity in space, but the mathematical equation used to calculate it is different. 

The distance between the mass (the person in space) and the Earth increases because we are so much further away from the center of the Earth when we go into deep space. This means that the gravitational force diminishes rapidly but isn’t quite zero. 

According to the equation, if you were at the International Space Station (ISS) scanning for aliens, conducting deep space research, or even playing gravity live dealer games with fellow astronauts during your downtime, you would still experience a degree of gravity. 

It’s less than what you experience on Earth by at least 12%. In other words, a typical 154-pound individual would weigh 608 N (converted from 70 kg). Recall that gravity is real in space because the Earth has a strong gravitational pull on the moon (mass and radius) and exerts strong forces on one another. 

This is precisely why the moon orbits the Earth, the same reason the Earth orbits the sun. Massive heavenly bodies exert forces on smaller bodies, keeping them attached to one another. That is the law of gravity. 

That brings us to an interesting question – can you play gravity blackjack or gravity roulette in deep space? Well, not with a physical deck of cards and chips or a traditional roulette wheel, that’s for sure. Traditional roulette relies on gravity to keep the ball rolling around its track before it finally lands in a pocket. 

That wouldn’t work in deep space because objects don’t ‘fall’ the way they do on Earth. The ball wouldn’t settle, and the wheel wouldn’t function properly. Cards would float about. That’s why Gravity Live Dealer games are designed as digital experiences — so you can still enjoy the thrill of the game, whether on the ISS, Mars, or lounging on your couch on Earth.

Playing Gravity Roulette in Space

It should be clear to all that you could play Gravity Roulette in deep space on the proviso that it is a digital variation of the game, not a physical roulette wheel with a ball, frets, and chips on a Las Vegas-style table. 

The odds of being able to spin a roulette wheel with a metal or plastic ball whizzing around the track counterclockwise to the wheel’s motion make for an impossibly tricky scenario. Equally important is the fact that the whole purpose of gravity roulette is to play the game on planet Earth, where weightlessness or zero gravity is not a factor. 

Fortunately, Internet communications can facilitate seamless gameplay of gravity, roulette, blackjack, or gravity, bonanza games anywhere, anytime, provided there is a stable, uninterrupted Internet connection. 

That way, the gaming studio stationed on planet Earth could beam up the live network feed through a series of satellites in space directly to the International Space Station. In essence, players would enjoy live dealer action as if they were on planet Earth on mobile, PC, or Mac.

The Misconception of Gravity and Air

We should always be mindful that the absence of air in space does not mean the absence of gravity in space. Remember, gravity pertains to two objects interacting with each other due to mass and distance. 

Acceleration makes the science behind this discussion much more complicated, and people often confuse what happens inside a space shuttle pumped full of air with the reason gravity exists. 

We now know better. Gravity is not related to air. People float in space because they are in free fall, not because there’s no air. Movies often depict air as somehow activating gravity, which is incorrect. 2001: A Space Odyssey gets it right—most others do not. 

As for our gravity roulette space odyssey, the only way to enjoy uninterrupted play sessions in deep space is via a live streaming feed relayed off bouncing satellites between Earth and the ISS. 
So, while you won’t be spinning a roulette wheel in zero gravity anytime soon, you can still experience the thrill of gravity roulette, just in a way that works in deep space. Plus, there are always scores of space-themed slots at social casinos.