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Show COMMENT ON SPORTS I By Ed Sims 1 GAMBLING . . . ODDS TREMENDOUS The United States is a nation wherein gambling flourishes particularly par-ticularly gambling on sports. You have probably just finished participating partici-pating in the nation-wide football pols during the fall which took in millions of dollars. And if you're one of those fans who is always willing to take a chance, the following fol-lowing Information you may find beneficial, sooner or later: Sweepstakes The odds against the individual are hundreds of thusands to one, that is, against you winning first prize. As to winning win-ning some smaller prize, the odds are still in the thousands against you. Slot Machines In the common slot machine pastime, the odds are 'naturally a bit more gratifying. Machines are set to pay anywhere from slightly over fifty cents out of each dollar down to only about ten cents from each dollar deposited deposit-ed in coins. There is no way of knowing how slot machines are "set" by mere observation. Eut by a continued observation, one can usually determine whether a machine ma-chine is set liberally (comparatively (comparative-ly speaking) or not. Dice When the gambler begins throwing dice, shooting "craps," he is once more fighting against odds. He has eight chances out of 36 to cast 7 or 11. He has four chances out of 36 to roll 2, 3 or 12, thus he has odds of 2 to 1 in his favor on the first roll if it only requires one roll. But a majority of the time the player casts 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. After that, the odds are well against his repeating the same number before rolling out. Pin-Ball In pin-ball, which is extremely popular at resorts, in amusement centers, etc., the odds against the player are unnecessarily unnecessar-ily high. To tabulate totals required requir-ed by some of these games for the grand prize, only experts would have a chance and even they would usually be battling against odds. It would require an expert at his best to win, his average score being usually too low. Odds in basketball or football pools are extremely variable, according ac-cording to the number of runs or points spotted, etc. No definite figure fig-ure can be given as average odds against the fan, but it is definitely known that money spent on baseball base-ball and football pools totals in the tens of thousands for the former and about ten thousand even for the latter. ONE-MINUTE SPORTS QUIZ 1. What sport is called "Bir-ling"? "Bir-ling"? 2. Who was the world heavyweight heavy-weight champion in the summer of 1933 (replaced Sharkey in June) 7 3. What are the chances of shooting six on one roll in dice? 4. Approximately what distance is the American record for balloon flights ? 5. Who won the 1936 Olympics? ANSWERS: 1. Log-rolling. 2. Primo Camera (knocked out Sharkey in 6th on June 28th). 3. Five out of 36. 4. Five out of 36. 4. 1,172 miles. (A. R, Hawley and Augustus Post, 1910). 5. Germany. |