A wheel with fifty-four segments, a host and a studio: game shows are the format that looks least like a casino. The arithmetic underneath is the same as everywhere else.
How the arithmetic comes about
Every segment has a payout, and every segment has a frequency. A field that pays double and sits on half the segments would be even — it sits on slightly fewer. That difference, summed across all fields, is the advantage of the house.
Multiplier rounds
Bonus rounds with multipliers raise the spread considerably and the expected value not at all. They are the reason these formats feel volatile: nothing for a long time, then a very large result.
How the formats differ
| Segment count and distribution | the basis of the whole calculation |
|---|---|
| Bonus rounds | raise the spread, not the expected value |
| Table limits | different per field, often drawn very wide |
| Language of the host | a question of the studio, not of the arithmetic |
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And bonus wagering
In most sets of terms game shows do not count towards wagering at all. Anyone clearing a bonus is not clearing it here. How wagering is calculated.
Where the buttons on this page lead
The casino the buttons on this page lead to
A cashier in six currencies, a licence that can be looked up in the authority's own register, and a bonus whose wagering factor is written as a number in the terms.
- 150 % on the first depositfrom the equivalent of 20 euro
- Six currencies at the cashiercard is not one of them
- Licence in a public registersearchable by domain
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