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Comment by jedberg

4 years ago

Sadly this only works in games with a positive expected outcome, so it's not actually useful in a casino unless you're a card counter.

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hansvm  4 years ago

Nah, you just use the technique to conclude that the optimal percentage of your bankroll to bet to maximize expected logarithmic wealth is 0% ;)

  • jedberg  4 years ago

    Ok, fair point. :)

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