Re: martingale betting system question

On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:03:30 +0200, Jean-Claude Arbaut wrote:

> Le 16/06/2005 15:13, dans llu2b1ddnfgoi4ppd5par45kfe1ahfm2si@xxxxxxx,
> « David C. Ullrich » <ullrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

>>>
>>> Well, you could just *borrow* an infinite amount of money.
>>
>> Ooh, I can? Where? (Ya think they'd notice if I borrowed an
>> infinite amount of money and then only paid half of it back?)

> That would mean ruin for casinos :-) Every guy would win
> with the 2^n martingale. Too easy.

What difference would it make whether you pay back twice infinity or only
half of infinity?



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