Gambling habit

Bohr, for his part, supple pragmatist and democrat that he was, never an absolutist, heard once too often about Einstein s personal insight into the gambling habits of the Deity. He scolded his distinguished colleague finally in Einstein s own terms. God does not throw dice Nor is it our business to prescribe to God how He should run the world. ... 

Snake-Eyes Magoo is a man of habit. For instance, his Friday evenings are all alike—into the joint with his week s salary of 180, steady gambling at 2-up for two hours, then home to his family leaving 45 behind. Snake Eyes s betting pattern is predictable. He always bets in amounts proportional to his cash at hand, and his losses are also predictable—at a rate proportional to his cash at hand. This week Snake-Eyes received a raise in salary, so he played for three hours, but as usual went home with 135. How much was his raise ... 

Burnham, J. C. (1993). Bad habits Drinking, smoking, taking drugs, gambling, sexual misbehavior, and swearing in American history. New York New York University Press. 

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