{ thoughts on a world of chance from David G. Schwartz }

Daily quote, 01.13.05.

January 13th, 2005 by Dave

“Is it logical to believe in any form of luck? Before an event–no. After an event and the result is known–yes. In other words, there is no way to predict whether you will be lucky or unlucky before playing a game of chance, but after you have finished, the result will only then show whether you were lucky or unlucky.”

– Macau A-O-A Gambling Handbook

I just thought I would post the single least helpful bit of gambling advice I’ve ever read. Actually, I take that back. Most gambling advice (except to set loss, win, and time limits for yourself) is inherently bad.

Still, this seems like a rather expensive way to find out if you are lucky or not.

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David G. Schwartz

the die is cast

is the online home of David G. Schwartz, who writes extensively about Las Vegas, gambling, and history.

He's the Director of the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV and has a Ph.D. in United States history from UCLA. He's also taught a range of subjects, running the gamut from hospitality security to gambling history to writing creative non-fiction.

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