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What casino game is decided only by the player?

garthman83
garthman83
Mar 11, 2011
6:22am
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Originally posted by: knagl
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Originally posted by: Number51
How do you lose if you're dealt a blackjack?

Take even money.

Thank you, I'll be here all week.


Double Down since it's also 11
MoneyLA
MoneyLA
Mar 11, 2011
7:39am
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OK, Rick. the Dice is an RNG. Now, who controls the RNG?? Hint: the shooter.

The RNG in a video poker machine or in a slot machine is not controlled by the player.
Rock'n Rick
Rock'n Rick
Mar 11, 2011
9:02am
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Originally posted by: MoneyLA

OK, Rick. the Dice is an RNG. Now, who controls the RNG?? Hint: the shooter.

The RNG in a video poker machine or in a slot machine is not controlled by the player.


Oh Yes it is.

It is stopped by the player.

Rick
MoneyLA
MoneyLA
Mar 11, 2011
10:42am
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Come on Rick. The RNG chooses the cards, the player doesnt even if the player "stops" the RNG.

snidely333
snidely333
Mar 11, 2011
11:02am
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The player doesn't decide the game. The player controls the RNG that selects 1 of 36 possible outcomes. The player in VP selects 5 out of 52 possible outcomes in the deal by when the button is pushed. Really, it's no different mathematically than if an electronic device selected the numbers but it's more fun.
MoneyLA
MoneyLA
Mar 11, 2011
12:06pm
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Let's return to the basic question: "What casino game is decided only by the player?"

In VP the player has to stop an RNG. Where the VP player says "stop" the RNG has already chosen cards.

snidely333
snidely333
Mar 11, 2011
12:11pm
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Are we just talking in circles?
MoneyLA
MoneyLA
Mar 11, 2011
12:26pm
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NO, snidely, we are not talking in circles. But you (loosely meaning others) are trying to revise the question to make your answer fit. Others understand that only in craps does the player (shooter) decides the game. there is no dealer participation in craps, no shuffler in craps, no spinning wheel in craps, NO RNG in craps, no player playing against another player who might bluff you (as in poker) in craps, just a shooter throwing two cubes to decide the game.
garthman83
garthman83
Mar 11, 2011
12:28pm
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One could argue slots is controlled by the player. I know the outcome is decided from an RNG, but the player also has the option of stopping the reels before the RNG does. Could I argue that the player is deciding the outcome by stopping the reels on his/her own terms instead of waiting for the RNG to stop the reels?
snidely333
snidely333
Mar 11, 2011
12:46pm
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Originally posted by: MoneyLA
NO, snidely, we are not talking in circles. But you (loosely meaning others) are trying to revise the question to make your answer fit. Others understand that only in craps does the player (shooter) decides the game. there is no dealer participation in craps, no shuffler in craps, no spinning wheel in craps, NO RNG in craps, no player playing against another player who might bluff you (as in poker) in craps, just a shooter throwing two cubes to decide the game.


You've said the same thing several times now. I don't know what your point is.
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