Casinos, card counters, and the law of large numbers

IEEE Potentials Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1109/MPOT.2023.3276572

Shamal Lalvani, A. Katsaggelos

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Abstract

In movies, blackjack card counters confidently place huge bets in casinos when the time is just right, making huge profits. While counting cards can be used to profit from casinos, the truth of how card counters profit is a bit different. In this article, we get to the heart of how casinos and card counters manage their profits—the law of large numbers, a fundamental theorem in statistics. We discuss how card counting works and what this looks like in practice.

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赌场、算牌机和大数定律

在电影中，21 点算牌手在时机成熟时自信满满地在赌场下大注，赚取巨额利润。虽然算牌可以用来从赌场获利，但算牌者如何获利的真相却有些不同。在本文中，我们将深入探讨赌场和算牌人如何管理利润的核心--大数定律，这是统计学中的一个基本定理。我们将讨论算牌是如何运作的，以及在实践中是什么样子。

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IEEE Potentials Social Sciences-Education

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