 | Edmond Hoyle - 1835 - 522 pages
...their several risks. Thus, supposing A and B play together, and that A has deposited 51. and B 31., and that the number of chances which A has to win is 4, and the number of chances B has to win 2, and that it were required to determine the advantage or disadvantage of the players,... | |
 | Edmond Hoyle - 1847 - 522 pages
...their several risks. Thus, supposing A and B play together, and that A has deposited 51. and B 31., and that the number of chances which A has to win is 4, and the number of chances B has to win 2, and that it were required to determine the advantage or disadvantage of the players,... | |
 | William Brisbane Dick - 1864 - 548 pages
...their several risks. Thus, supposing A and B play together, and that A has deposited $5 and B $3, and that the number of chances which A has to win is 4, and the number of chances B has to win 2, and that it were required to determine the advantage or disadvantage of the players,... | |
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... it is the product of the sum adventured, multiplied by the loss. What is called advantage or disadvantage in play, results from the combination of the several expectations of the gamesters, and of their several risks. Thus, supposing A and B play... 