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🎲 How the 18th-century ‘probability revolution’ fueled the casino gambling craze
https://theconversation.com/how-the-18th-century-probability-revolution-fueled-the-casino-gambling-craze-228347

How the 18th-century ‘probability revolution’ fueled the casino gambling craze
Early writers on probability had explained how the ‘house advantage’ didn’t need to be large for a gambling enterprise to profit enormously. But gamblers and gambling operators were slow to catch on.

🎲 How the 18th-century ‘probability revolution’ fueled the casino gambling craze
https://theconversation.com/how-the-18th-century-probability-revolution-fueled-the-casino-gambling-craze-228347

How the 18th-century ‘probability revolution’ fueled the casino gambling craze
Early writers on probability had explained how the ‘house advantage’ didn’t need to be large for a gambling enterprise to profit enormously. But gamblers and gambling operators were slow to catch on.

MLB investigating Padres' Tucupita Marcano for allegedly gambling on baseball: Source
#MLB #Baseball #TheAthletic

Now let’s watch as the rate of instance picks up speed.
From: @…
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A timeline of sports gambling scandals since 2018
On May 14, 2018, just after 10 a.m. ET, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, the …

A lot of Trump's support is predicated on him winning the election, in a kind of perverse feedback loop. Like the truth social shares: they're only worth anything if he wins, and people are speculating on that outcome.
The same is true for his cronies. They are gambling on a win, but if he loses they're screwed. All this suggests that if the likelihood of a win drops below a certain threshold, there may be a chain reaction of loss of faith, and a very sharp, catastrophic co…

Cool, cool. End of August. Sure, no rush, bike lanes don't need protection or anything.
(#NYC's 311 has entries allowing you to report multiple types of 'illegal' games, but nothing for reporting any kind of unsafe bike lane situation. So you just send a generic comment to #NYCDOT

Former Russian Army commander Ivan Popov loses $330k in casino, faces fraud charges: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/26/former-russian-army.html

A lot of Trump's support is predicated on him winning the election, in a kind of perverse feedback loop. Like the truth social shares: they're only worth anything if he wins, and people are speculating on that outcome.
The same is true for his cronies. They are gambling on a win, but if he loses they're screwed. All this suggests that if the likelihood of a win drops below a certain threshold, there may be a chain reaction of loss of faith, and a very sharp, catastrophic co…

🎰 In Romania, Slot Machines Profit From Ex-Miners’ Misery
#romania

In Romania, Slot Machines Profit From Ex-Miners’ Misery
During Romania’s transition to capitalism, the Jiu Valley miners violently resisted the destruction of their industry. But today, their jobs are mostly gone — and the plague of slot machines has taken over long-proud mining communities.

MLB Disciplines Umpire Pat Hoberg For Gambling Violation
#MLB #Baseball #MLBTradeRumors