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Re:Ask HN: What are examples of activities/bets with asymmet... by pjlegato on Sunday August 14, 2022 @09:18PM (#32464815)
This is called a "martingale" betting strategy. It's been extensively studied in probability theory. If you had infinite wealth and the casino would let you bet forever, it would work, but in real life neither of these conditions is true.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martingale_(betting_system)

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