Casino-rules blackjack sim (by MIT bio undergrad/Wharton mgmt PhD student)

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by jonhendry • 15 years ago

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jonhendry• 15 years ago

In more detail: Wendy, the creator, is a blackjack aficionado with a science background who wanted to build something to explore the probable returns of various standard blackjack strategies, given various parameters such as number of decks, number of shoes played, bet size, and starting bankroll.

From the site: "This simulator gives you some idea about how your bankroll may fluctuate during a playing session. The 'player' in this simulator follows the blackjack basic strategy, and the rules are based on those of a typical Las Vegas casino."

Please don't think this is a web casino spam.

The sim is implemented in NetLogo. AFAIK source isn't available, but maybe she'd release it if asked.

She's interested in feedback, I suppose from anyone with related knowledge or interests.

jakewalker• 15 years ago

If you're interested in this, you might really enjoy the book Fortune's Formula by William Poundstone (ISBN: 0809046377):

link: http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=&lan...

The book looks at, among other things, the Kelly Criterion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_criterion

wendyham• 15 years ago

thanks jake!

Casino-rules blackjack sim (by MIT bio undergrad/Wharton mgmt PhD student)

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