• HexadecimalSky
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    It’d be even funnier if they had “Would you gamble with those odds?” in a real serious tone, trying to make it relevant to gamblers, but yeah gambling addicts go yeah, 4:1, “I win these” “the quiters go bankrupt, gotta roll to win”

  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    My understanding is that 1-800-gambler is how casinos were able to be legalized in Maryland. Instead of paying taxes, casinos have to pay some fixed cost to fund anti-gambling programs.

    I’m gonna take a stab in the dark that this billboard is just as effective as any program that is funded by the casino industry.

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        The problem is that humans don’t understand odds and xcom pretended that wasn’t the case. 90% doesn’t mean “guaranteed thing” it means “1 in 10 chance to miss”.

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    20% just means you try 5 times and hit it big. Less if you’re lucky, I like those odds baby