 with unknown payout rates. The problem comes down to an exploration vs. exploitation trade-off. The gambler wants to maximize their profit and exploit high-paying machines as often as possible but needs to invest in exploring and discovering those high-paying machines, especially when it takes multiple plays to accurately calculate payouts.</p>
        <p>In chess, the same trade-off arises in an abstract sense. Search time is a limited resource that is invested into various positions to find winning game 