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  2. Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia

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    The simplest of these strategies was designed for a game in which the gambler wins the stake if a coin comes up heads and loses if it comes up tails. The strategy had the gambler double the bet after every loss, so that the first win would recover all previous losses plus win a profit equal to the original stake.

  3. Chuck-a-luck - Wikipedia

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    there are 15 possible outcomes where two dice will match; and; there is one possible outcome where all three dice will match; and so; there are 125 possible outcomes where no die will match the number. At payouts of 1 to 1, 2 to 1 and 10 to 1 respectively for each of these types of outcome, the expected loss as a percentage of the stake wagered is:

  4. Glossary of card game terms - Wikipedia

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    To use various tactics to mislead one's opponent(s) about the distribution of cards or one's strategy. build To add cards to those already on the table in order to extend a set or sequence. [9] bonus An extra amount added to a player's score for the game for holding or winning certain cards [9] or for achieving certain goals, such as Schneider ...

  5. Cee-lo - Wikipedia

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    The actual origins of the game are not clear; some of the earliest documentation comes from 1893, when Stewart Culin reported that Cee-lo was the most popular dice game played by Chinese-American laborers, although he also notes they preferred to play Fan-Tan and games using Chinese dominoes such as Pai Gow or Tien Gow rather than dice games.

  6. Oscar's grind - Wikipedia

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    Oscar's Grind is a betting strategy used by gamblers on wagers where the outcome is evenly distributed between two results of equal value (like flipping a coin). It is an archetypal positive progression strategy. It is also called Hoyle's Press. In German and French, it is often referred to as the Pluscoup Progression.

  7. Three-card monte - Wikipedia

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    To play three-card monte, a dealer places three cards face down on a table, usually on a cardboard box that provides the ability to set up and disappear quickly. [4] The dealer shows that one of the cards is the target card, e.g., the queen of hearts, and then rearranges the cards quickly to confuse the player about which card is which.

  8. Simon–Ehrlich wager - Wikipedia

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    In response to Ehrlich's published claim that "If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000", Simon offered to take that bet, or, more realistically, "to stake US$10,000 ... on my belief that the cost of non-government-controlled raw materials (including grain and oil) will not rise in the long run".

  9. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    A stake of £60.00 @ 4-6 returns £100.00 (exactly) for a home win. A stake of £40.00 @ 6-4 returns £100.00 (exactly) for a drawn match A stake of £20.00 @ 4-1 returns £100.00 (exactly) for an away win. Total stakes received are £120.00 with a maximum payout of £100.00 irrespective of the result.