“It could happen to you”, so the saying goes, and it certainly has happened to some. But how likely is it, really, that you’ll win big by playing the lottery, poker machines, or casino games? Is it worth playing the same game over and over, waiting for the big one? Ever wondered how casinos can afford all the glitz?
In this episode, our Director Peter Taylor and Outreach Officer Anita Ponsaing talk about gambling – from a mathematician’s point of view. For further resources, visit the shownotes at https://acems.org.au/podcast/episode1-gambling
The Random Sample is a podcast by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical frontiers. In this show, we share stories about mathematics, statistics and the people involved. To learn more about ACEMS, visit https://acems.org.au.

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