An Answer Page for Exercise 13

Exercise 13

Suppose that the rules were changed so that the don’t pass bet would be the exact opposite of the pass line bet.

What would be the probability to win a don’t pass bet if rolling a 12 on the come out roll were a win instead of a push ?

  Let p = P( win )
  Let A = the event of rolling a 2, 3, or 12 on the come out
 
  p = P( A ) + 2 * [ P( 4 ) * P( 7 before 4 ) + P( 5 ) * P( 7 before 5 ) + P( 6 ) * P( 7 before 6 ) ]
  = ( 4 / 36 ) + 2 [ ( 3 / 36 ) * ( 6 / 9 ) + ( 4 / 36 ) * ( 6 / 10 ) + ( 5 / 36 ) * ( 6 / 11 ) ]
  = ( 1 / 9 ) + 2 * ( 1 / 36 ) * [ 2 + ( 24 / 10 ) + ( 30 / 11 ) ]
  = 251 / 495   =   0.5070707....

Since p > 0.5,   this game would be biased in the player's favor.