Derek Nalls wrote on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 01:37 PM UTC:
Admittedly, this is off-topic. If the editors choose to delete this post,
I graciously accept their decisions without argument. I sent it because I
thought it may be of interest to some people here. Clearly, French
roulette is not a chess variant. It is not even a game of skill.
French roulette
the spin-maximizing betting scheme
http://www.symmetryperfect.com/roulette/roulette.pdf
27 pages
This is a rough, first draft. Also, I have never actually played any
variation of roulette because I despise gambling.
I am especially interesting in the opinions of mathematical experts such as
Muller and Thompson (even though they are sometimes not interested in my
opinion on mathematical matters).