Re: How to generate random numbers in C
- From: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Tobin)
- Date: 12 Apr 2008 22:50:54 GMT
In article <IA4Mj.177260$cQ1.25121@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bill Reid <hormelfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In a fair game, the player with the biggest house money volume wins.
Oh, a "fair game"...who the hell offers a "fair game"? In any event,
it's irrelevant, because the actual most important factor (to the extent
that we indulge in the pointless semantics of pronouncing a "most
important factor") is the "expectation" of the game.
Actually, you can reliably win against poor odds if you have unlimited
resources and your opponent is required to accept your bets. Decide
how much you want to win. Bet enough to make that if you win. If you
do, quit. If you don't, bet enough to win back your losses plus your
desired win. If you can continue making bets in this manner, you will
eventually win, no matter how poor the odds.
In practice, you can't do this, because your resources are limited
compared to the Casino's. If they weren't, they would eventually
refuse your bet.
-- Richard
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