In Hong Kong seven or eight years ago a couple of HKU mathematicians/Computer scientists came up with a program to bet horses. They could win about 60% of their bets. I have forgotten how they were caught.
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“In Hong Kong seven or eight years ago a couple of HKU mathematicians/Computer scientists came up with a program to bet horses.”
I don’t bet horses (especially in HK), but I don’t see how that could be cheating. That would be like saying the baseball coaches of today “cheat” by running all of the baseball stats through the computer.
And 60% isn’t much better than flipping a coin.
How is that cheating?
I see no difference between this and remembering what cards have already turned up. While Casinos ban people from using artificial aids and do what they can to prevent card counting in black jack, an ample and wide number of court decisions rightly note that card counting is not cheating but intelligent strategy. If one can do the same for horse racing, I would not see that as cheating, even if it does involve a compluter.