Recent content by Rutager

Re: Big Gov't: a Rejoinder Interesting. I'd be interested in hearing any other stories about gambling laws in california and nevada. -Rutager ps- fiscal conservative and social liberal? You might want to check out the libertarian party. (www.lp.org)

Re: Race to the Bottom: An econ. student's view I disagree. Your solution is very liberal is assuming that big government needs to regulate everything in order for casinos to survive. The amount of government control and regulation in business is still a very large and very open question. This...

Interesting.... I would have thought that for single and double deck, 4 players would hurt your expectation, not help it. Mayor? I wish these simulations used larger spreads than 1-3 on single and 1-4 on double deck. Maybe this has something to do with it. Rutager

Re: Sounds like a Voodoo troll! Geez... calm down... I was just being a smart a$$ and pointing out that the sentence "the dealer busts more when you go seven spots" is technically true. However, I am well aware that this has no effect on the game and an author that tries to pass this stuff...

Yup, I've been to that truck stop you speak of. Really good rules, mediocre penetration. But I can't pass off as a trucker, so the pit boss stared me down since before I sat down at a table. Plus, everyone will stop what they're doing and stare at you if you try to bet more that 30 bucks. So I...

Well, just to be a devil's advocate... The dealer DOES bust more with more players. The reason is because there are less times when every player busts out and the dealer doesn't have to play his hand. Of course, this doesn't affect a player's advantage whatsoever and has no real affect on the...

I'm used to playing single deck games in the Reno area where the number of players at a table matters a lot. However, what I don't know, is for a 6 deck game, does the number of people at the table affect your edge very much (other than number of hands per hour)? The only time I ever really...

Re: "Gambler's Ruin" formulas... Thanks for you help. From the equation you gave: z(a-z) -------- = E(n) 1 - r It is clear that as a-->infinity, E(n) --> infinity. Which seems to support my 'guess' that the expected number of steps before going broke is infinite. This seems very...

I am somewhat familiar with Markov Chains. However, I have no idea how to handle markov chains with infinite states. But I'm sure you know far more than I. And to clarify, I am not saying I want to play an even money game. I'm just curious because my question 'what is the expected number of...

While watching a friend of mine losing his money at a lousy casino game I'd never play because it was negative expectation, my mind started to wander and I came up with a simple probability question that I can't quite figure out. Maybe some of the math experts on this board can answer this...