>GM>That is exactly what I think. It has always struck me as odd that casino
>>owners use chance to make millions. They design their machines to win more
>>than they lose.
>
>I presume Glenn means lose more than they win!
Not the casinos! You must have miserad his statement.
I once met a man who had worked in a casino as an electronics technician.
He was responsible for maintaining the computers when they broke down. He
told me that there was no element of chance except in the minds of the
"gamblers", and that the payoffs, frequencies and cycles were all
controlled by him. So maybe Glenn or whoever, should choose another
example for his illustration, because, Las Vegas (or the shell games on the
sidewalks of NYC) are not where gambling is taking place. Maybe at an
honest card game, but there it is hard to escape the elements of design and
decision.
Art
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