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Odds of winning at Mecca Bingo?

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  • Russe11
    Russe11 Posts: 1,198 Forumite
    innovate wrote: »
    I might misunderstand what you mean, but only a Bingo company run by a monkey would make a loss.

    not quite, often during quiter time they will run bingo games at a loss, just to get customer in the building, most of the profit comes from the slot machines.
  • You mean you don't know.

    There are too many variables to be precise.

    I could ask my FIL who is a professor and chair of mathematics at one of the best unis in the world for his subject but I wouldn't waste my time on you since I don't actually care.
    Thinking critically since 1996....
  • cepheus
    cepheus Posts: 20,053 Forumite
    innovate wrote: »
    I might misunderstand what you mean, but only a Bingo company run by a monkey would make a loss.

    Conversely monkeys (or similar) have been known to pick stocks better than fund managers!
  • innovate
    innovate Posts: 16,217 Forumite
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    LOL, yes I know, read the "Monkey with a Pin" book.

    Stock picking is a bit different to running a company though, and figuring our house edges, I am sure you would agree. I have not heard of any successful company that is run by a monkey (none that admits to it, anyway).
  • cepheus
    cepheus Posts: 20,053 Forumite
    edited 13 December 2012 at 3:06PM
    Dilbert disagrees! perhaps it might reduce a companies tax liability?

    Seriously though I bet a Chimp they could be trained to play bingo.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16832378
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