gambling

Linked at a blog to discuss some of the issues raised by this. The ruling strikes down a 1992 federal law which prohibited states from allowing sports gambling. States that allowed sports gambling at the time were grandfathered in, although effectively that meant only Nevada. It is hard to...

From BBC News 4 August 2016: Notwithstanding the obvious incidental question over the integrity of reporting company profits seemingly subject to huge sways driven by luck, has Mr Mullen ironically fallen foul of a logical fallacy that forms part of the bedrock of bookmakers' [long term]...

I'd be interested to hear what members here feel about Crown Casino's in Melbourne, Australia, recent rule change on their low-stake Blackjack tables making it now a game of 22 instead of 21, arguably. Of course, the rule change makes it more advantageous to the House! What else?!

I didn't want to derail the other current Lotto thread so have started this thread to ask . . . What is the better bet? One attempt at winning with 3,838,380 to one odds for the attempt, or ten attempts at winning with 38,383,800 to one odds for each attempt? Or are they both the same?

I just read a piece on the 'office lottery' that the newly elected congresscritters go through to determine who gets each of the available office spaces, some of which are apparently more desirable than others. Lots of superstitious behaviors...

Derren Brown wins at a casino here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqiiYYmJNKQ I'm not convinced I understand why he took a card when he had 16 against the dealer's 6, when there were a lot of cards left in the shoe Did he know what the next card was going to be? or was the whole thing...

So I've gotten an e-mail something like the following several times now: followed by a spam ad for a casino website. So boiled down, this "system" just says "don't quit when you're behind, but quit when you're ahead". (Although instead of "quit" it talks about making a smaller bet, and...

I am Shocked! Shocked! to learn about John McCain's ties to gambling interests! :faint: Do we really want a "lifelong gambler" who "takes risks, both on and off the craps table" making important decisions about the direction of the country and especially about starting new wars with perhaps...

Given 3 reels on a slot machine and 14 symbols on each reel. What are the odds of: 1. Any pair 2. Any triple? Ta.

From the "I'm Not Responsible For My Own Actions Department": Minnesota Woman Names Several Atlantic City, Las Vegas Casinos In Lawsuit Gee, I think I'll go down there and risk my life savings and home on one spin of the wheel. If I lose, I can always sue them and get it back, plus more...

This is a story that normally Beeps would thread about. I'm surprised I beat him to the punch so I open this thread with a humble tip of the hat the one of the fora's masters for finding stories of people failing to take responsibility. Some poor schlub is suing a casino for her gambling...

In a thread earlier this month, there was discussion about Caesar's Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana. A slot machine credited gamblers for 20 times their deposited amount due to a programming error. The casino said it woud pursue those who profited. Now there is this article saying that the...

Is the Stock Market just a crapshoot, or a form of legalized gambling?

OK this is the thread for telling stories about wins and losses at the tables in Vegas! I just managed to lose $44 at a poker tournament at the Riv, after only 30 minutes. I console myself with the fact that I was beat fair and square - I had an ace-high straight and got beat by a full house...

Take a look at the following story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=412386&in_page_id=1770 In an attempt to win the National Lottery, a syndicate of University professors and students devised a system that allowed them to 'rely less on chance'...

No matter what I do, I just can't bring myself to go to Atlantic City or Las Vegas. Maybe at some point, I instinctively figured that it was extremely foolish to go to someone else's house and play a game of their choice under their rules for MY money. Now, I don't mean skill games against...

BetOnSports CEO, Others, Arrested For Conspiracy, Fraud, Racketeering The government, of course, will go to great lengths to portray this as a sleazy, fly-by-night operation that cheats people. Fly-by-night operations are usually not listed on the London Stock Exchange. I'm glad that our...

Washington State Law Change Makes Online Poker Players Felons Of course, I realize that WA state is not likely to go after individuals. As RCC said over at the SC forum, regarding a possible federal crackdown on online poker, "...the DOJ has consistantly said that if implimented an online...

I had to share this one with you. Check out http://www.netlotto.org/ . For a mere $30 you get a program, written by Mark, that creates a number net that dramatically increases your chances of winning various lotteries around the world. Here's the theory behind it -...

I've played the Lottery before, and many people I know and like play the Lottery. But anyway, from a skeptical point of view, is the lottery idiotic? And especially the way people play it? There are people who buy lottery tickets when the Jackpot is extremely high, but as far as I know the...

Dear Mr. Randi, Pursuant to your paranormal challenge I submit the attached feat, along with the appropriate compliance suggestions plus what constitutes a positive or negative conclusion. PARANORMAL FEAT I can over come the 5.26% mathematical edge on a 00 roulette wheel test of 5,000 spins...

I'm thinking about betting online; namely betting on the outcome of soccer matches. Indeed I will be making a £25 bet tonight with bet365 on Chelsea beating Arsenal. Now the question I want to ask is, is it possible to make a profit from the long term perspective? If it is not then I won't...

Hello! Quite new here so hope I'm posting this in the right place! I got into a debate/argument with a friend recently about the Martingale gambling system (playing roulette specifically), in which you increase your bet each time you lose in order that 'when you eventually win' you have...

The church always preaches against gambling, but they dont seem to mind people playing the market. Even the church will invest money. Whats the difference if I buy some stock vs. betting on the Cowboys to win this weekend. They are both risks based on educated estimates of what will happen...

I just received a reply from this applicant after I'd written to him asking for more data on what he believed to be the PSI phenomenon behind his gambling prowess. It has just been posted on the ROBERT TIERNEY thread in the Challenge Applications section. Go have a look, and then let's discuss...

I received this application and claim letter in early May, 2004. I accepted his claim and sent a reply in which I requested more data regarding his proposed test protocol. I received no reply. His file will remain open until May, 2005. ========================================== Dear Mr...

Meadowlands has a Pick 4 (you have to pick the winner of 4 specific races in a row) that has a guaranteed payout of $75,000. The average race has 10 horses. How many possible combinations are there? Is it 10^10 Or 10^4 Or 4^10 I'm trying to figure if it would cost less than $75,000 to bet...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/08/030812073612.htm They're putting this out based on 9 patients???

Hey, so if you're going to TAM2, and planning on hitting the casinos, here's perhaps the best guide of what to do (or rather, what not to do) that I've seen. http://www.quatloos.com/quatloosia-goodlife/gamble2.htm Me, I'll just be finding all the special offers that are being subsidised by the...

I was looking at the numbers for how much gambling tax revenues bring in for the casinos in Mississippi. I started wondering if the government ran casinos themselves and all profit went into the public coffers, it might be possible for a state with low taxes like Mississippi to get rid of their...