Probability
If you’re going to gamble, be it in a casino, at a sportsbook, in a poker room, live or online, it will help you a great deal to have a basic understanding of probability. Probability is at the heart of all gambling ventures, so not understanding it will probably put you at a disadvantage.

Probability 101
Probability, in its basic definition, is simply the likelihood that an event will occur. When you flip a coin, there is a 50 percent probability that it will come up heads. If you are picking balls out of a bag of three green balls and one blue one, there is a 25 percent probability that you will pick the blue ball. Same happens when you place a bet in online casino blackjack, there are very many odds variations that you can face with. Since gambling involves betting money that a particular outcome will occur, understanding the probability of that outcome is of primary importance.

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Probability and Odds
When used in the context of gambling, probability is often defined in terms of odds. If something has a 50 percent chance of happening, the odds are 1-to-1. Fifty percent of the time one outcome will occur, and 50 percent of the time the other outcome will occur. If there is a 25 percent chance of an outcome, the odds against it are 3-to-1. Twenty-five percent of the time one outcome will occur, and three times that many, or 75 percent of the time, the other outcome will occur.

Probability, Odds and Gambling
Gambling is about making a bet where the odds at which you are paid are greater than the odds of the outcome occurring. For example, you would not want to make an even money, or 1-to-1 wager on your ability to pick the blue ball out of the bag, because you will lose on average three times out of four, meaning you will lose three units for every one you win. However, if someone offered you 10-to-1 like on horseracing matches, you would gladly fish for blue balls all day long, because one out of every four times on average you would find it and get ten units, more than enough to pay a single unit each of the three or four times you come up with the green.

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