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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by CaptainZapp on Friday December 01, 2017 @07:03AM (#15823340) 

  Now if just somebody write me a blank check backed by an unlimited bank account... On practice though, even if got that check - what if the casino can't match my next 3x bet?
It will never come that far. Even if you truely have no limits (and with doubling and trippling you arrive at mighty high amouts, even if you start at $1) casinos have themselves covered.

It's called a table limit. At one point you just can't raise your bet anymore.

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Re:Uber’s Losses Widen as SoftBank Launches Bid to Buy Shares by zaphar on Friday December 01, 2017 @10:12AM (#15824207)
That is exactly his point actually. It's an example of why the model breaks down in reality despite the math working in theory. That's why it's called gambling whether it's a casino or a startup.
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