In roulette, the numbers from 1 to 36 are evenly distributed between red and black. A player who bets $1 on black wins $1 (and gets the $1 bet back) if the ball comes to rest on black; otherwise (if the ball lands on red, 0, or 00), the $1 bet is lost. One option in a roulette game is to bet $ 17on red. If the ball lands on red, you get to keep the $ 17you paid to play the game, and you are awarded $1919. If the ball lands elsewhere, you are awarded nothing, and the $ 17that you bet is collected. What is the expected value of the game?

The expected value for playing roulette if you bet $ 17$17on red is approximately $nothing.