To understand the value of match-play coupons consider the following
example.
I think people are getting confused by the mechanics of match-play in
evaluating their value. The effective value of a match play coupon is
the same whether you use it as currently required place a $5 bet with
a $5 mathplay coupon on top if win win=$10 lose =0 OR if you could
place the matchplay coupon on the spot next to your bet and played
two separate hands (a $5 bet on both spots). What would you expect
the return to be on this matchplay spot to be now, over the long run?
The answer is the expected return of the game 99%, which is the same
in both situations.
Now the results of a single trial will most likely be different but
over the Long Run the results are the same the expected value of
these two scenarios are the same. Just like in the long run playing
100,000,000 of single line video poker will produce similar results
to playing 10,000,000 hands of ten play the number of hands played
does not effect expected value. Again the long run expected return of
blackjack is 99%, so that is the percentage of return that you can
expect from these coupons.
I believe you made the simialr mistake initally when you talked about
your multiplay multistrike video poker experience a few weeks back
Playing more hands at a single deal does not change the expected
return over the Long Run, it does effect you the short run experience
becasue you are effectively betting more on you inital deal, but in
the long run this will "wash-out" and has no effect.
Jean, I have skimmed your books, and think they are great. You are
doing a great service to the gambling public, in advocating a
more "rational" gambling experience. That is why I think it is
important that you fully undestand the application of probability
theory to gambling situations. I would hope that there would be
someone at the LVA office who can help you if these explantions are
still unclear, perhaps you could contact someone at UNLV for
assistance.