Roulette wheel odds?

[Greaus]

I don't understand statistics like some people, but what I just saw in the casino I think should be pretty much impossible. If someone can explain in layman's terms great. The series of #'s on the roulette wheel was 2, 3, 12, 2, 3, 3, 2.

It would seem to me that if it's randomly generated, having 2 of the same number appear 6 times in a 7 digit span just should not happen.

[Mwabwetumba]

Meh, that's random for you.

Reminds me of a Warhammer 40k game I had about a year ago. I was called upon to make 5 armour saves for my most hardass unit in the army. 3+ on each dice would mean a man saved, yet I rolled 1,1,1,2,2. I then proceeded to roll 6,6 for their leadership check (you want to roll low here) but, since they were so hardass and elite, they were entitled to re-roll those dice once. What do you know, 6,6 again, and they proceeded to run straight off the table.

I've dealt with dice ever since I was six years old, random doesn't surprise me anymore -.-



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[SabZero]

Theoretical estatistics and reality don't match - while in statistics in a coin toss you get heads half the time, in reality you could get heads 99% of the time.

You also need to remember that the previous result has no bearing on the next. So, looking at a streak is useless. Just go with your gut.

[Noblewine]

It's hard to explain but what I usually do is bet on either black and/or red depending on the odds. Just betting on a number is risky but if you bet between two numbers your chance of winning might double a bit.

[Powder Keg]

I'm willing to bet your odds are lowered when betting high amounts on certain areas.


Everytime I saw someone drop a silver coin on a color space, I'd bet something smaller on the opposite space and win. Now, that's just speculation, but....

[PhotonDrop]

Trying to apply logic to a random event is silly.

[Sgt_Shligger]

It's plain and simple: Don't bet in the casino if you want prizes. Just wait and save your coins. Sure, it might take awhile but at least you'll get the prize in the end.

[KaFKa]

Heres the thing about random events. The only order or 'logical' sense to them is that every time it happens, it is a singular event, having nothing to bear on the event behind or the event to come next.

Flip a coin, heads. That doesent mean the next time will be tails. Next time has a 50% chance of being either, with nothing else mattering concerning the outcome.