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treetalker
2 days ago
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How Blackjack Works (2007)
Positive expected value, or effective as in "lose slower"?
My understanding was that Martingale is (almost?) always negative expected value.
andreareina
2 days ago
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Martingale depends on (a) an infinite bankroll, and (b) being able to place an arbitrarily large bet, neither of which hold in the real world.
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My understanding was that Martingale is (almost?) always negative expected value.