Gambling Session Calculator

One project that has been on my to-do list for years that I finally got around to is my Gambling Session Calculator. It is designed to give a host of statistics for a table-game session. Please click the link to try it out.

I must start serving my four-day suspension today and wanted to make this announcement before turning myself in to WoV jail. I will be happy to entertain all comments and suggestions upon my release on Monday.

The question for the poll is what is your overall opinion?

How come no craps? Pass/DP with and without odds

it's odd you are using the word 'luck' when you so often say you get misunderstood.

Wouldn't you know it, as a matter of fact I had trouble figuring out what you meant at first.

I recommend instead of the simple "1%, 5%, 25% bad luck" category you change that to "extremely bad luck", "very bad luck", "somewhat bad luck" ... and have a preceding paragraph explaining these categories as pertains to standard deviation. Similar change to the 'good luck' spots of course.

You already are throwing in the idea of standard deviation, so if you're trying not to baffle some people it's already too late?

edit: OK so you already have a preceding section that explains. However, I would still make these changes and for the explanation section, relate it to standard deviation as well as what you have there.

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1 in 100 bad luck (meaning the chances of winning this much or more is 99%).

that should be "losing this much" methinks. Or something. There's just something not clear with these explanations.

With 25% luck, I could win that 25% of the time. With 5% luck, I could win that 5% of the time. With 1% luck, I could win that 1% of the time. But yeah, it's not your normal SD charts.

Quote: Ace2

How come no craps? Pass/DP with and without odds

Good suggestion. I thought about it, but there are so many ways to play craps that I hate to list just one.

Quote: odiousgambit

There's just something not clear with these explanations.

I struggled with how to word what I'm trying to say in plain simple English. I try to avoid the word "luck" as much as I can, but thought it was a simple word that conveyed randomness the general public would understand.

Let's say that in any given game, the chances of losing $12,345.67 or more is 1%. How would you phrase that into a sentence, where the monetary amount is a calculated field.

Quote: Wizard

I struggled with how to word what I'm trying to say in plain simple English. I try to avoid the word "luck" as much as I can, but thought it was a simple word that conveyed randomness the general public would understand.

Let's say that in any given game, the chances of losing $12,345.67 or more is 1%. How would you phrase that into a sentence, where the monetary amount is a calculated field.

"1% chance you will lose this..."

Quote: Ace2

How come no craps? Pass/DP with and without odds

Okay, Ace, I added pass with 3-4-5x, in your honor.

Quote: mwalz9

"1% chance you will lose this..."

Not bad, not bad. I just changed the wording to reflect that. Thank you.

Quote: Wizard

I struggled with how to word what I'm trying to say in plain simple English. I try to avoid the word "luck" as much as I can, but thought it was a simple word that conveyed randomness the general public would understand.

yes, I think you have to use this word, after thinking about who you are trying to reach

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Let's say that in any given game, the chances of losing $12,345.67 or more is 1%. How would you phrase that into a sentence, where the monetary amount is a calculated field.

I like my previous suggestion, "extremely bad luck", "very bad luck", "somewhat bad luck" but naturally we like our own ideas. Your current solution will work

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99% chance to win this much or less

couldn't this be misinterpreted? seems to me it should progress back down till you get to 1% yet again

Quote: odiousgambit

couldn't this be misinterpreted? seems to me it should progress back down till you get to 1% yet again

I'm not sure I see your point. Can you expand on it?

I’m way too much of a casual / recreational player to use, or even understand that calculator. 🤔

Quote: Wizard

I must start serving my four-day suspension today …

Did I miss something? Why were you suspended?

But based on some of your recent hiking / climbing tweets, does a scheduled suspension while you’re basically off the grid anyway even count? 🤪

Quote: Wizard

I'm not sure I see your point. Can you expand on it?

to me it suggests the player has a 99% chance to win big money and only a 1% chance to lose big money when actually they are similar in probability, not 99% versus 1%

The word "win" shouldn't be there.