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0 points9999000009992y ago0 comments

I developed a small bankroll/gambling simulator in Golang.

Ended up thinking I "figured out" roulette and I'm down about 2k. This isn't a lot of money for me, but I think I'm done with gambling for a while.

Ultimately just take whatever you feel like gambling, bet it on black and leave regardless of the outcome. That'll yield you better results than any system.

I'm not open sourcing the code since I don't want someone else to lose money using it.

It was really fun to learn Golang though. I also had some fun with setting up a build pipeline for the mobile app. I guess I really spent 2k to learn Golang...

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maerF0x02y ago· 1 in thread

Unless you're calculating your actuals vs expected variance you don't know if you're right or just unlucky.

I've known pro poker players who were down $80k and new from their hands they were just unlucky and to keep going. Eventually made more as a player than many FAANG SWEs do.

Jeremy10262y ago

Roulette is a losing game no matter how you play it. There was a time when you could increase your odds by the last few percent to take an advantage by playing old and unbalanced wheels. As you could bet based on the state of the wheel and there were greater odds of a section of the wheel hitting. Casinos are aware of this now though and have upgraded to self-leveling wheels and replace them sooner before they have a chance to wear down.

Here is an interesting read about it: https://thehustle.co/professor-who-beat-roulette

jhallenworld2y ago

Billionair Jeffrey Yass is famous for getting his start from gambling: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2021/04/06/how-trad...

He's invested in TikTok, recently visited Mar-a-Lago, now suddenly Trump is against the TikTok ban. Getting off tanget, but the Palentir billionairs are anti-TikTok for some reason.. we'll see how the fight goes..

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