It’s public knowledge. Omega is extraordinarily intelligent, but not actually omniscient, and ‘I don’t know’ is a legitimate answer, so casinos, state lotteries, and so on would pay exorbitant amounts for a random-number generator that couldn’t be cost-effectively predicted. Sports oddsmakers and derivative brokers, likewise, would take the possibility of Omega’s advice into account.
It’s public knowledge. Omega is extraordinarily intelligent, but not actually omniscient, and ‘I don’t know’ is a legitimate answer, so casinos, state lotteries, and so on would pay exorbitant amounts for a random-number generator that couldn’t be cost-effectively predicted. Sports oddsmakers and derivative brokers, likewise, would take the possibility of Omega’s advice into account.