Kenny N.

asked • 03/09/17

If a coin is flipped 100 times and it lands on heads every time, is there better odds of it landing on tails, the next flip.

If a coin is flipped 100 times and it lands on heads every time, is there better odds of it landing on tails, the next flip.

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Amos J. answered • 03/09/17

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Kenny N.

What about a gambling website. For example a roulette table, the chances are red, green, or black. Red is 2x, Black is 2x, Green is x14. If it is red 100 times in a row, is the chances/odds higher for black than red.
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Amos J.

The same logic applies to the roulette ball.
 
The ball has no idea whether or not it's on a red streak. As long as the physical situation hasn't changed, regardless of its history, the probability of landing on black or red slot will remain the same.
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