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(a) The amountbet is always 1, and the game ends when the gambler has lost allth

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Question

(a) The amountbet is always 1, and the game ends when the gambler has lost allthe money.

(b) The amountbet is always 1, and the game ends when the gambler has lost fourtimes in a row.

(c) The amountbet is always 1, and the game ends when the gambler has either lostall the money or reached the amount of money M.

(d) The initialbet is 1, and the bet is doubled at each stage. Thegame continues indefinitely. Thegambler is allowed to borrow unlimited amounts of money(corresponding to negative values of Xn).

Explanation / Answer

a) Yes b) No, since it keeps track of previous wins/losses c) Yes d) Yes (the future bet is 2x the present bet, information fromprevious states are not needed)