Ask the Wizard!

This is the forum to ask questions that will be suitable for the "Ask the Wizard" column. In other words, the general public should find the question interesting, not just you. I have three young children and a hefty mortgage, so please respect my time.

• Try to look for the answer on the site first. Most questions I get are answered somewhere.
• I do not answer questions about betting systems. Even if you preface your question with a statement that you don't believe in them, I still won't answer. The topic not worthy of wasting my time on. Trying to phrase your question to make it look like it isn't about a betting system won't help. Despite all these warnings, betting system questions still pour in, and they still get deleted.
• I'm open to a good math puzzle, but if you need help with your math homework then please hire a tutor.
• The shorter your question is, the greater the probability of getting an answer.
• Please ask just one question at a time.
• Please do not ask about some unlikely event you observed, like x wins/losses in a row, or some bad beat you took in poker. I have answered enough for these for a lifetime already.
• No more questions about bad beat jackpots. The math on these is very hard and I don't have time to address every possible set of rules in every casino in the world.
• I am not interested in hearing about every casino promotion on earth. By the time I see your message, the promotion will probably be over anyway.
• Any question submitted may be used in the Ask the Wizard column.
• If I do answer, that does not entitle you to hit reply and ask a dozen new questions. If you want to ask another question, come back here and wait your turn.
• No more cheating boyfriend questions.

I only answer about 10% of questions asked, so please don't feel entitled to an answer. I have found that if I try to explain why I don't give an answer, I just get flamed. Now I simply delete those questions that don't meet the above guidelines.

If you've read all that, then you can proceed to:

Ask the Wizard

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