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Board Beginners & Help
Re: Gambling Degenerates
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learnmore
on 03/06/2013, 22:34:45 UTC
doubling your bet on a loss on a 50% winning chance is not the dumbest thing you can do, given enough time and money with no limit.

It may not be the dumbest thing you can do, but it's quite dumb. (Also there will always be a limit)
Read this:
http://coinbits.com/2013/01/05/how-to-bet-efficiently-on-satoshidice-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-the-martingale-method/

Nice YouTube video demonstrating a perfect Martingale FAIL in that link above.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xsfuSxLvp0
Learned something new today.  Thanks!