Question
Answer the following about the various crackpot theories people have convincing them they can win at casino tables. For 10 points:
[10e] John von Neumann met his wife after losing his money in Monte Carlo trying to prove his system to beat this game. In some old casinos, this game is beatable, as the grooves in the wood make the ball land in some slots more.
ANSWER: roulette
[10m] Mikki Mase claims he could cripple Vegas with his strategy at this unbeatable game, which poker player Phil Ivey won millions at by edge sorting. Natural 8s or 9s automatically win in this game.
ANSWER: baccarat
[10h] The only casino floor bet without a house edge is this craps bet, which bets that the shooter will roll the point before a 7. This bet is placed behind either a pass or don’t pass bet, so you can’t spam it without losing elsewhere.
ANSWER: odds bet [or free odds bet]
<Emmett Laurie, Pop Culture>
Summary
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo | 10/28/2023 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU | 10/28/2023 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard) | 10/21/2023 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite) | 10/21/2023 | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (South Central) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (UK) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC | 10/28/2023 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Stanford | Berkeley A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Berkeley C | Berkeley B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |