This Magical Coin Game Turns Gambling into Investing!? - Ep. #67

Can gambling really become investing? Has anyone done it before?

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - How The Selbees Gamed the Lottery
07:49 - The Magical Coin Game

In today's story, Jay shares a story about a couple who gamed the lottery and made MILLIONS! Jay describes how the mathematical certainty of this particular game allowed this couple to use the lottery as an investment. Normally, playing any lottery game purely amounts to a gamble with poor odds. If the house always wins, how is this story possible? Did the house make a mistake?

The main topic covers an example Jay calls "The Magic Coin Game." In this game, you gamble money by placing it on a table. A coin is flipped. If it is heads, you double your money. If it is tails, you lose half of your money. In the game, the house is willing to play with you as many times as you would like. Gambling everything every time does not result in any statistical advantage for you. However, you can play this game 100% by the rules and twist the odds in your favor. There can be mathematical certainty that you gain money if you play in a particular way.

This is what makes the coin game magic!

In the end, Jay describes how this game can be an analogy for asset allocation theory in the investing world. At the very least, it is a proof of concept in a simplified context. The math on this one might hurt your brain a little bit!

Links:
CBS Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jerry-and-marge-go-large-selbee-lottery-loophole-60-minutes-2022-06-10/#:~:text=All%20told%2C%20the%20Selbees%20grossed,grandchildren%20pay%20for%20their%20educations.&text=Even%20as%20their%20lottery%20winnings,continued%20to%20live%20without%20extravagance.
60 Minutes Full Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtv5COcjGhw

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