Re: Absolute Cheating
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lol why are they even playing slot machines if they want a fair game
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I think you are misapplying the word "fair" to mean "-EV". They are very different things.
They want a fair game in the sense that they want it to be operated according to the rules.
Intelligent and rational slot machine gamblers are obviously aware that their bets are -EV, but value the non-financial aspects:
a) the social
b) the entertainment
c) the excitement
d) etc.
(Of course, these will vary in degree to each player)
Obviously, a roulette game carries an advantage for the house. However, in the most normal and commonly-used sense, it is not "rigged," and there is no cheating involved. Being -EV does not mean that the game is unfair, crooked or cheating.
To apply it more directly to poker, I am certainly -EV in a game of poker against adanthar. That does not mean such a game is rigged - it means that such a game would be -EV for me.
edit: added in italics to clarify that i was just referring to slot machine gamblers
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