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"Mr. Locke, welcome again."

When the lady at the hotel front desk saw Locke, an old acquaintance, she smiled sweetly and enthusiastically. She glanced at Jennifer, who seemed to have just taken a shower, and her steps were frivolous. Looking at Locke's handsome face, she unconsciously felt a little envious.

Skillfully taking Locke's card, the front desk lady swiped the card and handed the bill to Locke.

After glancing at the bill, his brain quickly displayed a series of calculation formulas, and finally he found that he didn't have much pocket money left.

Since the lottery mathematical calculation was successful, Locke has tried a total of four times, three times successfully and one failure.

The failure was not because there was a problem with Locke's calculations. After the results came out, Locke checked the calculation again, and later compared it with the lottery's previous lottery records.

In the end, he determined that the other party was trying to cheat money by recording and broadcasting, and the thousands of dollars that Locke invested were wasted.

After finding out, Locke did not take revenge personally. He hid behind the scenes and sent the information he investigated to many media outlets.

As the news spread, the boss behind the lottery lost a large sum of money, and it also caused a small ripple in the Texas lottery industry.

But this had little to do with Locke. This failure also made him alert. He finally restrained his inner greed and stopped his plan to continue to use lottery tickets to harvest wool.

The money earned in the first three times has been invested in financial accounts through planning, and Locke left fifteen thousand US dollars with him.

This amount of money is not small and is enough for daily expenses under normal circumstances.

But due to the loss of the last lottery investment, the purchase of some necessary science books every few days, the expenditure on clothing and restaurants to improve the quality of life, and the scattered hotel room fees, Locke now has less than one-third of the funds in his hands. .

This money is not enough for Locke to maintain his current life for the next year. He does not want to withdraw funds from the financial market, so he can only find other ways.

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Las Vegas is located on the edge of the desert in Nevada. It was originally a barren land, but the managers here passed a bill legalizing gambling that year, attracting a large number of investors to invest in casinos and hotels.

Relying on the influx of gamblers from all over the world, Las Vegas has transformed from an inconspicuous run-down village into a huge metropolitan area in less than ten years.

With future development, Las Vegas will not only focus on the gambling industry, but also gradually develop tourism, shopping, and vacation attributes, making this casino the "Entertainment Capital of the World" and "Wedding Capital". "Capital".

Even in the future, among the tourists who come to Las Vegas every year, most of them come to shop and enjoy delicious food, while only a few come specifically to gamble.

Nowadays, the gambling industry in Las Vegas still dominates. If you are poor and have a few dollars left, you may be able to make a comeback here. If you have too much money to spend, you may feel like a homeless person here. Chic.

Here is hell on one side and heaven on the other.

Considering that the remaining funds were no longer enough to allow him to maintain his current high-quality life for the next year, Locke chose to travel 2,000 kilometers to come here in order to make a comeback.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. From time to time, a task will appear from Peggy and Little Sheldon. The potential points increase faster than before, allowing Locke to invest more in things other than intelligence. properties above.

The all-round improvement of his physical fitness has also greatly increased the food he consumes. More nutritious food and more scientific books every day cannot be compensated by Mandy's small tuition fee every week.

Ordinary people rely on luck to turn over, but Locke relies on mathematics and science!

When the plane arrived, Locke chose to book a room in an apartment hotel and settle down before going to various casinos.

Las Vegas is a real city that never sleeps. After putting down the salute, taking a short rest and taking a shower, Locke walked out of the hotel and walked on the Las Vegas Strip.

There are many hotel-style casinos on this avenue. Tycoons from all over the United States and even investors from all over the world have invested in building casinos in Las Vegas, bringing the number of casinos here to more than 200.

Choosing a medium-sized casino, Locke went straight to the casino's exchange office, exchanged chips for three thousand US dollars, and then started wandering around the casino.

Slot machines, roulette, baccarat, blackjack and other classic gambling games are all available here.

A lot of people gathered around the gambling machine, including many old people.

Seeing these old people, Locke couldn't help but smile. This scene reminded him of Little Sheldon's grandmother.

This dashing old lady is addicted to gambling. She often goes to the casino to play, and often won't stop until she loses all her money.

Moreover, as a regular gambler, Little Sheldon's grandmother often encountered situations where she wanted to play but had no money, so she would take out a loan at this time.

Loan sharking is a byproduct of casinos, like inseparable brothers. Because she often borrows money, Little Sheldon's grandmother and the loan sharks are all old acquaintances.

In the plot, little Sheldon’s mother Mary will worry from time to time that she will be taken away by the lender because she cannot repay the money.

This is not an unfounded worry.

In the TV series, those who are responsible for loan collection feel a little helpless when they see Little Sheldon's grandmother. It is not easy to collect loans from old fritters, but this is just because the amount of money is not worth using some special means. .

After all, Little Sheldon's grandma has been through a lot, she has become more mature with age, and the money she owes is within control. The person who collects the loan knows that she can always get it back, otherwise she will look like a different person.

Many old men and women here are old gamblers like Little Sheldon's grandmother. Each of them holds a large paper cup for coins and stares at those who are playing the gambling machine as if they are prey. guest.

Once a guest who has been playing for a long time gets up and leaves, they will immediately rush over to grab the seat. The movements of these elderly people are as quick and agile as those of young people. Sometimes, these people will even quarrel over a seat. conflict.

This is actually an alternative way to increase their chances of winning.

According to the setting, if someone has played a gambling machine for a period of time and has not won any money, and then takes over to play at this time, the chance of winning a big prize will be much greater.

Of course, the casino also knows, after all, they set the program of the gambling machine.

But they don't care about this, because even with this little trick, as long as the gamblers keep playing, the casino will still make money. Even this little trick may have been released by the casino itself.

The program of this kind of gambling machine has been set up a long time ago, and the design process is even specially adapted to people's psychology, so that people can win a little bit from time to time and feel that they are okay, but in fact they are emptying out quietly. your wallet.

After watching it for a while, Locke, who understood the principle, directly ignored the gambling machine. The target he chose was blackjack, the most classic and extremely popular game in Europe and the United States.

He had seen the movie Blackjack in his previous life.

In this game, the gambler and the dealer are rivals. The dealer initially gives the gambler 2 cards. Flower cards greater than 10 are counted as 10 points. Then, according to your own points, you can choose to ask for cards, suspend cards, or add cards. Bet, the person closest to 21 points wins, and the person who exceeds 21 points loses.

For most ordinary people, this is a game of luck and psychology, but for math experts, this is actually a game that tests memory and mathematical ability. The cards that are dealt are from the past, and the cards that have not been dealt are from the past. future.

In theory, it is possible for people with super memory and super mental arithmetic ability to successfully count cards.

But the complexity and difficulty are far beyond what most people imagine.

When a general casino deals cards at blackjack, it starts with 4 decks of cards. Excluding the kings and kings, there are a total of 208 cards. The order of these cards after shuffling is naturally unpredictable and will change at any time.

Mathematics masters who want to do quick mental calculations need to calculate all the possibilities for themselves and their opponents to have points based on the cards that have been dealt and the remaining cards, and calculate the winning rate of the current card game.

The further you go, the more data samples you have and the fewer cards you have left, the more accurate your calculations will be. Make a big bet to win money when your winning rate is high, and give up in time when your winning rate is low.

This is a game that only a handful of geniuses can succeed at. For example, Sheldon has the ability to remember high-definition images. In The Big Bang Theory, he once wanted to use calculations to win the casino in Las Vegas through his own abilities. money.

It's just that Sheldon's mental quality is not up to par, and he has already attracted attention by arrogantly holding a notebook and observing for a long time.

Even if his calculations were correct, before he could place a bet, he was easily spotted by the casino and asked to leave by security.

Also, when you encounter bad luck, even if the probability of winning after calculation is 99%, if you place a heavy bet at this time, you may still encounter a small probability event, so the number of this heavy bet also needs to be carefully measured and cannot be made at once. Press it all the way up.

However, with this method, as long as it is done properly, the overall victory is certain. This is what Locke needs to do now. With his IQ now raised to 197 points, he is still sure to earn some pocket money for himself.