>Hi Jos,
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>I've though about this a little, and I think you're right about the amount of the bet not affecting the odds. It will not change how many games are won or lost over the long term.
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>However, being able to vary the amount bet on each round of the game does change the odds about whether a player walks away ahead or behind. That is the main purpose of why the house has a limit; to take that small advantage away from the player.
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>The limit is usually set low enough, so that it will eventually catch up to a player using the method I described.
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>Statistics are very accurate over a large population of occurances, if the game is not otherwise rigged, and will always favor the house.
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>Regards,
>

Hi Leland. I think we are saying the same thing - removing the limits lets a player with "unlmited" bankroll keep on doubling until by the law of probability he finally wins a round. If he then walks away the casino loses.

For all us roulette players out there that like to play the colours, waiting for a long run of red or black and then betting the opposite number...If memory serves me correct then the longest recorded run of a single colour on a roulette game I think was about 26. If this happens to you it means, assuming a starting bet of just $1, that your final bet will be in the order $33,544,432. And if you win you will be ahead $1. Knock yourself out :)

nBet = 1  && initial bet size

For i = 1 TO 25

  nBet = nBet + 1   &&  or just ++nBet in C#.Net ... coooool :)

  ? nBet

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