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  2. Roulette - Wikipedia

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    The payout for this bet if the chosen number wins is 392 chips, in the case of a $1000 straight-up maximum, $40,000 bet, a payout of $392,000. The player's wagered 40 chips, as with all winning bets in roulette, are still their property and in the absence of a request to the contrary are left up to possibly win again on the next spin.

  3. Gambling mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The house edge (HE) or vigorish is defined as the casino profit expressed as a percentage of the player's original bet. In games such as Blackjack or Spanish 21, the final bet may be several times the original bet, if the player doubles or splits. Example: In American Roulette, there are two zeroes and 36 non-zero numbers (18 red and 18 black).

  4. Advantage gambling - Wikipedia

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    If a "trader" thinks these odds too long he may bet $1000 on the Jets, and should he prove correct and the odds on the Jets get shorter, "lay off" by laying, say, a $1016 bet against the Jets at 1.87. If the Jets win, he collects $900 on his bet on the Jets and pays out approximately $884 on the bet he laid against the Jets.

  5. Table limit - Wikipedia

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    The Paiza Club in the Palazzo hotel requires that players have at least $300,000 of credit or on front money deposit to play. [5] Live feeds directly to the State Gaming Commission are a requirement. A table or a game without a limit is commonly referred to as no-limit. These tables generally allow the player to bet as much as they wish.

  6. Late betting - Wikipedia

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    In either case, the top chip remains unchanged giving the same outward appearance of the bet, and will not be altered if the bet wins. This would be less practical to repeat over and over on the more long-shot bets like straight-up, whereas the even-payout bets on average would only require close to one pinched loss for every unpinched win.

  7. Casino game - Wikipedia

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    The house edge, or vigorish, is defined as the casino profit expressed as a percentage of the player's original bet. (In games such as blackjack or Spanish 21, the final bet may be several times the original bet, if the player doubles and splits.) In American roulette, there are two "zeroes" (0, 00) and 36 non-zero numbers (18 red and 18 black ...

  8. Casino chip - Wikipedia

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    Casino chips (also known as poker chips, gaming tokens, or checks/cheques) are small discs used as currency in casinos. Larger, rectangular gaming plaques may be used for high-stakes games. Poker chips are also widely used as play money in casual or tournament games, are of numismatic value to casino chip collectors, or may be kept as souvenirs.

  9. Even money - Wikipedia

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    In professional gambling, even money bets typically do not have odds that are indeed 50–50. Therefore, successful gamblers have to examine any bets they make in light of the odds really being even money. [1] For example, in roulette, betting on red or black is an even money bet. However, the presence of the green 0 and the 00 means that ...