Quote Originally Posted by blackjack avenger View Post
Why doesn't n0s measure long run? Isn't that what it does?
Depends on your def of "long run". If by "long run" you mean a virtual 100% certainty of not being a loser, well 3N0 (9x N0) would give you a 99.865% chance of being at break-even or ahead of the casino. If you want even more 5N0 (25x N0) would give you a 99.99997% chance of being at break-even or ahead. Because certainty of being at break-even requires exponentially larger sample sizes having a low N0 to begin with is essential. 25x 35,000 is a lot longer than 25x 10,000.