Re:The rising human cost of sports betting
by crubier on Monday January 31, 2022 @05:56PM
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There is actually a difference in expected outcomes at lottery if you choose different numbers. Commonly played number will be shared among all winners, so your share will be less than with rare numbers.
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The less used numbers still have a negative expected value, but you are correct in that numbers 1-12 and 13-31 do have lower payouts because people commonly bet on dates like birthdays.
Re:The rising human cost of sports betting
by sidewndr46 on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:43PM
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The problem with this is it presupposes you have some actual chance of winning. You don't, no one splits $0.