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  2. Vigorish - Wikipedia

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    In this case, the vig may be deducted from the winnings (for instance, a $20 bet on the 4 would be paid $39 – $40 at 2:1 odds, less the $1 commission), or the player may simply hand the commission in and receive the full payout. This rule is commonplace in Mississippi casinos, and becoming more widely available in Nevada.

  3. Friend or Foe? (game show) - Wikipedia

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    In season two, contestants were randomly assigned to teams instead of secretly selecting partners, and the teams were not given an initial stake at the beginning of the game. As a result, the potential prize decreased to $22,000. If a team was eliminated without earning any money, they were given $200 to risk at the Trust Box.

  4. Massachusetts Lottery - Wikipedia

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    Matching 4 out of 6 wins $200. Matching 3 out of 6 wins $4. Between 2009 and 2023, the game was known as Megabucks Doubler, and as such there was a doubler system where random tickets purchased from vendors (As well as season tickets that had their last number matched with a randomly drawn number between 0 and 9) would have their non-jackpot ...

  5. Fixed-odds betting - Wikipedia

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    In making a bet where the expected value is positive, one is said to be getting "the best of it". For example, if one were to bet $1 at 10 to 1 odds (one could win $10) on the outcome of a coin flip, one would be getting "the best of it" and should always make the bet (assuming a rational and risk-neutral attitude with linear utility curves and have no preferences implying loss aversion or the ...

  6. Gambling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Class III games include all casino games (craps, roulette, blackjack, baccarat, slot machines, and other games where the player bets against the house) and games that do not properly fall into classes I or II. [14] Of the 562 federally recognized tribes in 1988, 201 participated in class II or class III gaming by 2001. [13]

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  8. Billy Walters (gambler) - Wikipedia

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    Walters's success changed in his mid to late 30s. In June 1986, Walters requested a freeze-out with Caesars Atlantic City for $2 million at the roulette tables. Walters was known to have lost $1 million at least twice at the Las Vegas blackjack tables. Caesars, however, declined his request.

  9. Lingo (American game show) - Wikipedia

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    Correctly identifying words in round one earns $100, $200 in round two, and $500 in round three. Completing a five-number Lingo awards the same payouts as correct words in each round. When a new board is issued to a team, nine numbers are pre-marked. Three words each are played in rounds one and three, while four words are played in round two.