Casino Edge
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+EV / −EV

Also: +EV, −EV, Plus EV, Minus EV, Positive EV, Negative EV

Casino games term

A decision that wins over the long run, and one that loses.

Judge it not by one result but by the average over 1,000 repetitions of the same decision. Borderline hands have about the same EV either way.

Related terms

  • EVThe average profit or loss if you repeated the decision.
  • Borderline hand (poker)A hand near the line where either choice has about the same EV.
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