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Long-term behavior of casino games
S. N. Ethier, L. Stefanello
We study the asymptotic behavior of the ratio of total return (or total profit) to total amount bet in a casino game. While the limit is well understood when the sequence of wagers…
Testing for dice control at craps
Stewart N. Ethier
Dice control involves "setting" the dice and then throwing them carefully, in the hope of influencing the outcomes and gaining an advantage at craps. How does one test for this abi…
Variance reduction in Texas hold'em and in video poker
Stewart N. Ethier
In Texas hold'em, after an all-in bet is made and called before the flop, the turn, or the river, the two players sometimes agree to run it times, meaning that the remaining fi…
A game-theoretic analysis of baccara chemin de fer, II
Stewart N. Ethier, Jiyeon Lee
In a previous paper, we considered several models of the parlor game baccara chemin de fer, including Model B2 (a matrix game) and Model B3 (a m…
Does the first-serving team have a structural advantage in pickleball?
Daryl R. DeFord, Stewart N. Ethier
In pickleball doubles with conventional side-out scoring, points are scored only by the serving team. The serve alternates during a game, with each team serving until it has faulte…
Bertrand's analysis of baccarat
Stewart N. Ethier
Joseph Bertrand [1822--1900], who is often credited with a model of duopoly that has a unique Nash equilibrium, made another significant contribution to game theory. Specifically,…