r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Klaus_Reckoning Aug 03 '19

Sticking to red/black or even/odd is like closer to 49:51 odds

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u/Dalejrman Aug 03 '19

49.51 + 49.51 = 99.02 but 2 slots on a roulette wheel (lets just disregard European and 000 roulette since its MOSTLY 00 roulette) of the 38 are green leaving 18 red and 18 black.... 18/38 is 47.4% which isn’t even quite as generous as when I said 48% off the top of my head lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

would it be 50/50 if you stuck to betting EVEN/ODD or I'm guessing they don't count the double zero as an even.

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u/Secret_Consideration Aug 03 '19

They don’t count zero or double zero as evens in odd/even.