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  2. Roulette - Wikipedia

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    The payout given by the casino for a win is based on the roulette wheel having 36 outcomes, and the payout for a bet is given by . For example, betting on 1-12 there are 12 numbers that define a win, p = 12 {\displaystyle p=12} , the payout is 36 12 = 3 {\textstyle {\frac {36}{12}}=3} , so the bettor wins 3 times their bet.

  3. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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    This leaves a remaining amount of $881.51. This remaining amount in the pool is now distributed to those who wagered on Outcome 4: $881.51 / $110.00 = 8.01 ≈ $8 payout per $1 wagered. This payout includes the $1 wagered plus an additional $7 profit. Thus, the odds on Outcome 4 are 7-to-1 (or, expressed as decimal odds, 8.01).

  4. Gambling mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The average payout is (+$9−$10)/2 = −$0.50. The casino advantage in this case is $0.50 / $10 = 5% . In any kind of game in a casino, the casino has a certain advantage over the gamblers, and only in this way can the casino ensure that it will continue to open in the long run.

  5. Vigorish - Wikipedia

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    Under proportional vigorish, a "fair odds" betting line of 2.00/2.00 [b] without vigorish would decrease the payouts of all outcomes equally, perhaps to 1.95/1.95, once it was added. More commonly though, disproportional vigorish will be applied as part of the efforts to keep the amounts wagered balanced, such as 1. 90 /2.00, making the outcome ...

  6. Progressive jackpot - Wikipedia

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    A progressive jackpot is a jackpot (a gambling grand prize or payout) which increases each time the game is played but the jackpot is not won. When the progressive jackpot is won, the jackpot for the next play is reset to a predetermined value, and resumes increasing under the same rule.

  7. Mega Millions calculator: Here's how much you'd win ... - AOL

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    Mega Millions Payout Calculator. Omni. Mega Millions drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. Tickets are sold in 45 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  8. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    Returns (£20 single at 15-8 ATC £20 single at 7-2) = £20 × 15/8 + £20 × (7/2 + 1) = £127.50 Total returns = £255.00 Note: This is the same as two £20 single bets at twice the odds; i.e. £20 singles at 7-1 and 15-4 and is the preferred manual way of calculating the bet.

  9. Gambling - Wikipedia

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    Gamblers will prefer gambles with worse odds that are drawn from a large sample (e.g., drawing one red ball from an urn containing 89 red balls and 11 blue balls) to better odds that are drawn from a small sample (drawing one red ball from an urn containing 9 red balls and one blue ball). [71] Gambler's fallacy/positive recency bias.