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  2. Your Guide to Understanding Casino Earnings - AOL

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    Slot win: The casino's win, which flows to the revenue line of the income statement. Below I have two examples, one from Las Vegas Sands ' Venetian Macau and the other from Wynn Resorts ' Las ...

  3. Income tax on gambling - Wikipedia

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    In essence, the court held that Section 165(d) only applies when a taxpayer is at a loss instead of a net gain and “serves to prevent the [taxpayer] from using that loss to offset other income.” However, if the taxpayer has a net gain, as the horse-race gambler did, then the taxpayer may deduct the expenses under Section 162, and Section ...

  4. Advantage gambling - Wikipedia

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    If the Jets win by 3, the advantage player collects on both bets. If the Jets win by either 2 or 4, the advantage player collects on one winning bet and the other "push." And if the Jets win or lose by any other total, the two bets cancel out, leaving the advantage player to pay only the vigorish on the bets.

  5. Gambling mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The casino advantage is the advantage that the casino has over the gamblers for each type of gambling game in the casino. Take the coin toss for example, the chances of heads and tails are equal, 50% each, if a player bets $10 on the coin landing heads up and they win, the casino pays them $10.

  6. Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia

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    On each loss, the bet is doubled. Thus, taking k as the number of preceding consecutive losses, the player will always bet 2 k units. With a win on any given spin, the gambler will net 1 unit over the total amount wagered to that point. Once this win is achieved, the gambler restarts the system with a 1 unit bet.

  7. Double or nothing - Wikipedia

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    Double or nothing tournaments are mostly played by ten players (five players win) or six players (three-win), although multi-table versions, such as for 20 players, exist. The rake in these tournaments is usually smaller than in standard sit'n'go tournaments. Some poker rooms also offer triple or nothing tournaments, where one-third of the ...

  8. Casino operator Caesars Entertainment posts surprise loss on ...

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    The casino operator, which runs Caesars Atlantic City and Caesars Palace, has benefited from a shift in consumer spending toward services. However, profit from its properties in Las Vegas and ...

  9. Comps (casino) - Wikipedia

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    Theoretical loss is the amount of money a player is expected to lose based on the long run statistical advantage the casino has on the particular game being played. Theoretical loss algorithms differ by casino, but the logic behind the calculation generally works like this: Theoretical Loss = (Casino Advantage) × (Total Wager) [citation needed]