Is Powerball A “Fair Game”?

Just a fun bonus post on my mistaken idea that this Powerball has a record jackpot. Merry merry, don’t gamble, it’s scary.

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3 Comments

  1. Dixon E Duval

    Briggs was such a power house 20 -25 years ago and it is disappointing to see his present day email publications.

  2. Briggs

    Dixon,

    Say. I have a marvelous idea. Can you guess what is it?

  3. Max Lybbert

    It actually came closer to a fair game than I expected.

    But as long as there’s a vig, it’s only possible to be a fair game by making some payouts larger or more likely than they ought to be.

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