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Analysts: House Edge Remains Undefeated For 4,000th Consecutive Year
A new report finds the oldest winning streak in history is showing no signs of regression to the mean.
Bartholomew Push
Markets and Data Editor
Bartholomew turns numbers into charts and charts into disappointment. He holds a degree in statistics, which he says has ruined gambling for him.
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Players Paid In A Casino’s Own Token Are Up Sharply, Measured In That Token
Holders of VAB, a token the crypto casino Velvet Abacus issues and prices itself, are 300 percent ahead. In dollars, the picture is still loading.
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Study Finds Roulette Wheel Still Unaware Red Came Up Seven Times In A Row
Researchers wrote to the wheel, showed it the footage and spun it two million times. Black is exactly as likely as it was before anyone started counting.
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Accountant Asks Client For Gambling Records, Receives 4,113 Screenshots Of Wins
The client’s sportsbook statement for the same year shows a net loss of $38,900, which he says is “just what the app thinks.”
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Loyalty Programme Tiers Now Outnumber The Metals They Are Named After
The average casino programme has grown from three tiers in 2005 to eleven. Designers ran out of precious metals in 2014 and have been using rocks since.
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Researchers Confirm ‘Almost Winning’ Pays The Same As Losing
A three-year study of near misses, close calls and late equalisers finds the payout for every one of them was zero, give or take nothing.