Relation To Monte Carlo Algorithms
Las Vegas algorithms can be contrasted with Monte Carlo algorithms, in which the resources used are bounded but the answer is not guaranteed to be correct 100% of the time. By an application of Markov's inequality, a Las Vegas algorithm can be converted into a Monte Carlo algorithm via early termination (assuming the algorithm structure provides for such a mechanism).
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