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Risk of ruin

Di probability sey you go lose di whole bankroll before you reach one target or one number of spins.

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For flat even-money betsbetEven-money betRed/black, odd/even, high/low. 18 numbers, e dey pay 1:1.Read di whole tin →, e dey follow di gambler ruin formula; bigger bets, strange as e be, dey improve di chance to reach target becos dem dey expose less moni to di edge.

You sabi sey

Pascal bring di gambler ruin problem give Fermat for 1656, and both of dem solve am; Huygens hear about am, e solve am too and print am for 1657. E old pass roulette imself.

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