ATTENTION GAMBLERS!

Money-trap

Odds against a royal flush in poker are exactly 649,739 to 1. Odds against a straight flush (not royal) are 72,192 to 1. Odds against being dealt a hand with nothing, not even a pair, are even.

4 acesIn dice, odds against throwing a 2 are 35 to 1 — a 3 is 17 to 1 — a 4 is 11 to 1 — a 5 is 8 to 1 — a 10 is 11 to 1 — an 11 is 17 to 1 — a 12 is 35 to 1.

In other words, those folks in Atlantic City and Las Vegas are not in business for their health.


Or yours, either.

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Published:
11.05.07 7:02
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Just My Opinion