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In a second version of roulette in Las Vegas, a player bets

on red or black. Half of the numbers from 1 to 36 are red, and half are black. If a player bets a dollar on black, and if the ball stops on a black number, he gets his dollar back and another dollar. If the ball stops on a red number or on 0 or 00 he loses his dollar. Find the expected winnings for this bet.