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I don't believe that odds in favor of a player happen in lotteries, except for rare 'bugs' in the game design, which are fixed as soon as the organizer spots th

I don't believe that odds in favor of a player happen in lotteries, except for rare 'bugs' in the game design, which are fixed as soon as the organizer spots them. A more probable explanation are addicts or money laundering.

shubb 9y ago
Explains why 'i won it on an ico' is such an appealing explanation of wealth to some bitcoin users...
jacquesm 9y ago
> rare 'bugs' in the game design They may not be all that rare. > A more probable explanation are addicts or money laundering. The second is definitely a factor. Even the Dutch state run casinos were/are used for this.
lordnacho 9y ago
> I don't believe that odds in favor of a player happen in lotteries, except for rare 'bugs' in the game design, which are fixed as soon as the organizer spots them. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183070/MIT-maths-geniuses-netted-8million-Massachusetts-state-lottery-discovering-loophole.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183070/MIT-maths-ge... If the game is badly designed, some smart cookie will find out and exploit it.