timtyler comments on Observed Pascal's Mugging - Less Wrong
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The expected gain is less than the cost.for the mugging as well - otherwise, it is not a mugging, but an invitation to make a wise investment. As for the probability of the lottery payout being known - doesn't that depend on which lottery, and which punter - we are talking about?