Glossary · math
Break-even
The point where a bet’s expected value is exactly zero, so neither side has an edge. Usually a payout or a jackpot size.
In context
Set “what you expect to win” equal to “what you expect to lose” and solve for the unknown. For a jackpot bet, every dollar of jackpot above that level is player edge.
Did you know
Every standard roulette bet breaks even on a wheel with no zeroswheelZeroThe single green pocket that no even-money, dozen or column bet covers; the source of the house edge. Also: single zero, 0.Read full →. Bob Stupak’s zero-free Polish Roulette in 1980s Las Vegas was such a game, which is why its limit was $5.