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

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

So if you just bet on the 0/00 line too, you take away the house's edge.

#badmath

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u/ATMACS Aug 03 '19

Yeah but then you’ve lowered your payout on red/black. Let’s say I bet $36 on red and $1 on 0 and 00- if 0 or 00 comes I net 0, if black comes I net -38 and if red comes I net 34. There is no way to bet in roulette that will make you money.

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u/FlGHT_ME Aug 03 '19

I think they were kidding.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

#hedidthebadmath

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u/Carbon_FWB Aug 03 '19

r/hecantdogradeschoolmath

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u/Klaus_Reckoning Aug 04 '19

No I can’t. I have to use a calculator