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  2. Roulette - Wikipedia

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    When a winning number and color is determined by the roulette wheel, the dealer will place a marker, also known as a dolly, on that number on the roulette table layout. When the dolly is on the table, no players may place bets, collect bets or remove any bets from the table.

  3. Labouchère system - Wikipedia

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    x = Number of wins y = Number of losses z = Numbers on original list When: x + z ≤ y * 2 The system has failed, and all numbers on the line are crossed completely out. Given an infinite line, the Labouchère System when played by the player requires a winning percentage of at least 33.34% to complete.

  4. Gambling mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Example: In American Roulette, there are two zeroes and 36 non-zero numbers (18 red and 18 black). If a player bets $1 on red, his chance of winning $1 is therefore 18/38 and his chance of losing $1 (or winning -$1) is 20/38.

  5. Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia

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    Let q be the probability of losing (e.g. for American double-zero roulette, it is 20/38 for a bet on black or red). Let B be the amount of the initial bet. Let n be the finite number of bets the gambler can afford to lose. The probability that the gambler will lose all n bets is q n. When all bets lose, the total loss is

  6. Casino game - Wikipedia

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    In American roulette, there are two "zeroes" (0, 00) and 36 non-zero numbers (18 red and 18 black). This leads to a higher house edge compared to European roulette. The chances of a player, who bets 1 unit on red, winning are 18/38 and his chances of losing 1 unit are 20/38.

  7. Gambler's fallacy - Wikipedia

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    The effect of gambler's fallacy on lottery selections, based on studies by Dek Terrell. After winning numbers are drawn, lottery players respond by reducing the number of times they select those numbers in following draws. This effect slowly corrects over time, as players become less affected by the fallacy. [26]

  8. Massachusetts Lottery - Wikipedia

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    Meant to be similar to roulette, players can select an individual number between 1 and 36, which pays 25 times their wager upon a hit, choose all red or black or all odd or even numbers, which each pay 1.5 times their wager upon a hit, two out of the three options or all three options on a single ticket. An animated roulette-style wheel spins ...

  9. Edward O. Thorp - Wikipedia

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    His team's roulette play was the first instance of using a wearable computer in a casino — something which is now illegal, as of May 30, 1985, when the Nevada devices law came into effect as an emergency measure targeting blackjack and roulette devices. [2] [13] The wearable computer was co-developed with Claude Shannon between 1960 and 1961 ...