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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
19 hours ago

How the Math of Shuffling Cards Almost Brought Down an Online Poker Empire

If you've ever shuffled a deck of playing cards, you've most likely created a unique deck. That is, you're probably the only person who has ever arranged the cards in precisely that order. Although this claim sounds incredible, it's a great illustration of how quickly large numbers can creep into everyday situationswith occasionally challenging consequences, as the developers of an online poker game painfully discovered in the late 1990s.
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fromMail Online
1 month ago

Foolproof way to win any jackpot, according to maths

Winning the lottery is improbable without significant resources, and the U.S. Powerball has over 11 million possible ticket combinations.
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