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Old 06-08-2014, 05:02 PM  
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Originally Posted by mineistaken View Post
Not really. Lets say casino is valued at $X.
Gates comes in and loses $1.000.000.000.
Value of casino just went up to $X+$1.000.000.000

So he would pay extra of what he lost in order to "recoup" it.
you are correct, Relentless' hypothetical was wrong. if Bill Gates loses 3 billion to some investment bank in a shady deal, IF he decides to buy that investment bank, he's going to have to pay 3 billion more than he would have if he hadn't lost 3 billion to the bank.
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