And then there is probability, without which a player can’t fully appreciate roulette’s geometries and idiosyncrasies – or calculate the expected value of a bet. Probability distils complex ratios of risk to reward into a single number. Opportunities to witness 30 red-black, or odd-even misses in a row are very, very slim; players and spectators will better understand when to bet (and cut their losses) if they are cognisant of this. Origins On its side, today’s gambler loves to spread the word about remarkable success and fabulous failures at the…
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