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Chapter 19

"Mr. Locke, welcome to come again."

The lady at the front desk of the hotel showed a sweet and enthusiastic smile when she saw Locke, an old acquaintance. She glanced at Jennifer, who seemed to have just taken a shower, and her feet were flimsy. Looking at Locke's handsome face, she unconsciously felt a little envious.

Taking Locke's card skillfully, the front desk lady swiped the card to pay and handed the bill to Locke.

Glancing at the bill, a series of calculation formulas quickly appeared in his brain, and then he realized that he was running out of pocket money.

Since the success of the lottery math calculation, Locke has tried four times, three successes and one failure.

The failure was not due to a problem with Locke's calculations. After the results came out, Locke checked the calculations again, and then compared the lottery's previous draw records.

In the end, he determined that the other party should have taken the method of recording and broadcasting to cheat money, and the thousands of dollars that Locke invested were in vain.

After figuring it out, Locke did not personally retaliate. He hid behind the scenes and sent the information he had investigated to a number of media.

The news spread that the owner behind the lottery lost a lot of money, and it also caused a small disturbance in the Texas lottery industry.

But this has little to do with Locke. This failure also made him vigilant, and finally restrained his inner greed, and stopped his plan to continue to use the lottery to collect wool.

The money earned in the first three times has been invested in the financial account through planning, and Locke left [-] US dollars by his side.

This amount of money is not small, and it is enough for daily expenses under normal circumstances.

But the loss of the last lottery investment, the need to buy some scientific books every few days, the cost of clothing and restaurants to improve the quality of life, and the fragmented hotel room fees, now Locke has less than one-third of the funds in his hands .

This money is not enough for Locke to maintain his current life for the next year, and he doesn't want to withdraw the funds in the financial market, so he can only find another way.

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Las Vegas is located on the edge of the desert in Nevada. This is a barren land, but the managers here passed the bill to legalize gambling, which attracted a large number of investors to invest in casino hotels.

Relying on the influx of gamblers from all over the world, in less than ten years, Las Vegas has transformed from an unremarkable dilapidated village into a huge metropolitan area.

With the development in the future, Las Vegas will not only focus on the gambling industry, but also gradually develop the attributes of tourism, shopping, and vacation, which makes this casino city have the "world entertainment capital" and "marriage capital". "capital" title.

Even in the future, among the tourists who come to Las Vegas every year, those who come to shop and enjoy delicious food account for the majority, while those who come to gamble on a special trip account for only a small number.

Now the gambling industry in Las Vegas still dominates. If you are poor and have a few dollars left, you may turn around here. Chic.

Here is hell on one side and heaven on the other.

Considering that the remaining funds are not enough to allow him to continue to maintain his current high-quality life for the next year, Locke chose to come here across 2000 kilometers, hoping to make a comeback.

From frugality to extravagance is easy, and from luxury to frugality is difficult. From time to time, a task will be generated from Peggy and Little Sheldon, and the potential points will increase faster than before, allowing Locke to invest more in things other than intelligence. properties above.

The all-round improvement of his physical fitness has also greatly increased the food he consumes. More nutritious food and more science books every day are not what Mandy can make up for with a little tuition fee every week.

Ordinary people rely on luck to turn around, while Locke relies on mathematical science!
When the plane arrived, Locke chose to book a room in an apartment hotel to settle down, and then went to various casinos.

Las Vegas is a real city that never sleeps. Putting down the salute, taking a short rest and taking a shower, Locke walked out of the hotel and walked on the Las Vegas Boulevard.

There are many hotel-style casinos gathered on this avenue. Tycoons from all over the United States and even investors from all over the world have invested in Las Vegas to build casinos, so that there are more than 200 large and small casinos here.

After choosing a medium-sized casino, Locke went straight to the casino's exchange office, exchanged three thousand dollars in chips, and then started wandering around the casino.

Gambling machines, roulette, baccarat, blackjack and all kinds of classic gambling games are available here.

A lot of people gathered at the gambling machine, including many old people.

Seeing these old people, Locke couldn't help but smile slightly. This scene reminded him of Little Sheldon's grandmother.

This lively and unrestrained old lady has a lot of gambling addiction. She often goes to the casino to play, and many times she won't stop if she loses all.

Moreover, as a veteran gambler, Little Sheldon's grandmother often encountered situations where she wanted to play but had no money. At this time, she would go for a loan.

The usury is a byproduct of the casino, as if they are inseparable brothers, because they often borrow money, Little Sheldon's grandmother and the guys who lend money are old acquaintances.

In the plot, Little Sheldon's mother Mary is worried from time to time. She doesn't know when she will be taken away by the lender because she can't pay back the money.

This is not nothing to worry about.

In the TV series, those responsible for collecting loans saw little Sheldon’s grandma, and they felt a little helpless. It is not easy to collect loans from the old fritters, but this is only because the amount of money is not worth using some special means. .

After all, Little Sheldon's grandmother has experienced a lot, she is old and mature, and the money owed is within the controllable range. The people who collect the loan know that they can always get it back, otherwise it will be a different face.

Many old men and old ladies here are old gamblers like Little Sheldon's grandmother. They all hold large paper cups for coins, and stare at the players who are playing gambling machines like prey. guest.

Once the guests who have been playing for a long time get up and leave, they will immediately rush to grab this seat, seeing that the movements of these elderly people are as fast and agile as the young people, and sometimes, these people will even quarrel for a seat. conflict.

This is actually an alternative way to increase their chances of winning.

According to the setting, a gambling machine, when someone has played for a period of time and has not won any money, and then takes over to play at this time, the chance of winning the big prize will be much greater.

Naturally, the casino also knows, after all, they set the program of the gambling machine.

But they don't care about this, because even with this little trick, as long as the gamblers keep playing, the casino will still make money, and even this little trick may be released by the casino itself.

The program of this kind of gambling machine has been set up long ago, and even the design process is specially adapted to people's psychology, so that people can win a little bit from time to time and feel that they are okay, but in fact they are emptying out silently. your wallet.

After watching it for a while, Locke, who understood the principle, directly ignored the slot machine. The target he chose was the most classic and extremely popular game blackjack in Europe and America.

He had watched the movie Blackjack in his previous life.

In this game, the gambler and the croupier are opponents. The croupier issues 2 cards to the gambler at the beginning, and the flower cards greater than 10 are considered 10 points. Bet, the person closest to 21 points wins, and the person who exceeds 21 points loses.

For most ordinary people, this is a game of luck and psychology, but for mathematics experts, this is actually a game that tests memory and mathematical ability. The cards dealt are the past, and the cards that have not been dealt are future.

In theory, it is possible for a person with super memory and super mental arithmetic ability to succeed in card counting.

But the complexity and difficulty of this is far beyond ordinary people's imagination.

When a general casino deals cards at 21 o’clock, it uses 4 decks of cards at the beginning, excluding the big and small kings, a total of 208 cards. The order of these cards after shuffling is naturally unpredictable and will change from time to time.

Mathematicians who want to do quick mental calculations need to calculate all the possibilities that they and their opponents have points based on the cards that have been dealt and the remaining cards, and calculate the winning rate of the current game.

The more data samples there are in the future, the fewer cards are left, and the more accurate the calculation is. When your winning rate is high, you bet heavily to win money, and when your winning rate is low, you give up in time.

This is a game that only a few geniuses can succeed in. For example, Sheldon, who has high-definition image memory ability, in the Big Bang Theory, he once wanted to use calculations to win in Las Vegas casinos through his own ability. money.

It's just that Sheldon's psychological quality is not good enough, and he swaggered and observed with a notebook for a long time, which had already attracted attention.

Even though his calculations were correct, he was easily spotted by the casino before he placed his bet, and he was invited out by the security guard.

In addition, when you encounter bad luck, even if the probability of winning after calculation is 99%, if you place a heavy bet at this time, you may still encounter a small probability event, so the amount of this heavy bet also needs to be carefully measured. Put it all on.

However, with this method, as long as the operation is done properly, the overall victory is certain. This is what Locke needs to do now. With his IQ raised to 197 points, it is still safe to earn some pocket money for himself.

(End of this chapter)