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Even though the odds are always in favour of the gambling house, why does the establishment insist on a house limit on stakes?
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Every casino in the world would go bankrupt without a house limit on stakes. Without it, gamblers would keep doubling their stakes until they won. No matter how bad a losing streak they were on, they would eventually win.
Because even with bad odds, someone will eventually keep betting all his/her money, and keep doubling it with each bet. 1-2-4-8-16-32-64-128-256-512-1024-etc. Add zeroes to those numbers and you'll break the bank pretty quick. These bets wouldn't have to be consecutive bets, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
even if the odds are in favour of the house, you can still get lucky an win... the limit on stakes is there to be sure you dont win more then the casino as in cash in handQuote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
That's it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RIOT
3 for RIOT.
Governor Gamble, who was looking for a very smart man to be his advisor, was down to the final three applicants.
He told the three men that he had five hats; three white and two green. He explained that he was going to put one hat on each of their heads.
The first man to correctly state the colour of his own hat, and explain how he arrived at that conclusion, would land the job.
After the hats had been placed, the first man looked at the other two and said that he did not know the answer. The second man looked at the first and the third and said that he didn't know the answer either. The third man, who was blind, correctly stated the colour of his hat and then went on to explain his reasoning.
What colour was the blind man's hat and how did he know?
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The blind man's hat was white.
He reasoned: "The first man obviously didn't see two green hats or else he would have immediately known his hat was white, since there are only two green hats. The second man then knew that the first did not see two green hats. Had the second man looked at me and saw a green hat, he would have been certain that his hat was white since the first man didn't see two green hats. Because he didn't know for certain the colour of his hat, I can consequently deduce that the hat on my head is white.
I may have to start weeding out inactive players if they don't start participating - or at least indicate their intention to stay in the game.
Here is my intention to stay in the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
The blind man's hat was white. The first man could not have seen two green hats as he would immediately know that his was white. Since the second man, having this knowledge could not deduce the color of his own hat, he must not have seen a green hat on the blind man because he would immediately know that his hat was white. Therefore the blind man could determine that his own hat was white.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Mindwarp = scary good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindwarp
3 pts.
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Originally Posted by RIOT
Noted.
Thanks. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
Just making sure you knew... :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
I did, but thanks for confirming it. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by RIOT
Why, thank you kindly. :)
Shadow was on the Isle of Begile, an island where the natives always lie and the visitors always tell the truth.
He was having lunch with a salesman and he needed to know if he was a native or a visitor. Instead of asking the salesman directly, and still not being assured of a straight answer, Shadow put the salesman to a little test.
Shadow saw a woman at another table and said, "Go ask that woman if she's a native or a visitor." When the salesman returned he said, "She says she's a visitor."
From the answer given, can Shadow know for certain if the salesman is a native or a visitor?
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Shadow knows the salesman is a visitor.
Whether the woman is a native or a visitor is not important because she would have said she's a visitor even if she wasn't. The important factor is that the salesman accurately reported what the woman said.