Two stories...

Quote: Paigowdan

As a game designer, things are NEVER safe - no matter what the math reports say. And the appropriate numbers or game procedures can never seem to be known until a game becomes known and accepted for a while in the real world.

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Number crunching means a lot, but is NO guarantee!!

Yeah, I guess I was a little presumtious.

Sorry about that.

Quote: Mosca

There is a real paradox in that the house always wins, but casinos are going broke and folding.

That's the difference between gross profit and net profit.

All businesses sell a product for more than it cost. In the case of a casino, more money goes into the drop, than comes out of the cage. But then you start adding the little things like payroll, morgtgage, utilities, insurance, etc., and even a casino that plays a game where it always wins, can lose.

Quote: Mosca

I REALLY love winning, and I would absolutely ensure that I walked out a winner after a big hit. The few times I haven't, I've felt really dirty and stupid, and I didn't like that.

Welcome to the club.

Quote: DJTeddyBear

Welcome to the club.

Hehe, I like to reduce things to the simple and obvious! :)

Quote: DJTeddyBear

All businesses sell a product for more than it cost. you start adding the little things like payroll, mortgage, utilities, insurance, etc., and even a casino that plays a game where it always wins, can lose.

So its either More Players, Players with More Money, Players willing to lose it faster, Better (ie, worse) players, or else a higher house edge. Its not the shearing rate that is vital, its the rate at which the sheep are led into the shearing shed. So is it too many shearing sheds or not enough sheep?