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- From: borker@nevada.edu (DAMIAN BLESS)
- Subject: Re: poker payoffs and pseudo-random
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.220137.10135@nevada.edu>
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- Organization: University of Nevada System Computing Services
- References: <1992Nov20.130746.1@azcc.arizona.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:01:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.130746.1@azcc.arizona.edu> kgirodias@azcc.arizona.edu writes:
- >
- >
- > 2) I received a computer game called Casino Master. I is okay,
- >my question is this. Is there a difference between real blackjack random
- >play and the pseudo-random play in this or any computer game, how good
- >is the simulation?
- >
- >It seems tough to win on this game, tougher than in an actual casino.
- >If nothing else it is good practice for card counting. One thing about
- >this game, it rounds off wining bets. Example- if you bet $5.00 and get
- >a blackjack, it pays you $7.00 instead of $7.50! Strange, not that tough
- >to program with cents.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >Ken
-
- I bought Casino Master a while back, so call me stupid. The video poker
- part doesnt even pay off right. You get jacks or better, it gives you the
- win AND your original bet, so any bet won paid off an extra 5 units.
- And I always loved those CGA graphics, maybe it's gotten better but
- most 4th graders can program better than that thing.
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