Step 1 :A standard deck of cards has 52 cards, with 4 cards each of 13 different values (Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King). Therefore, there are 4 cards each of value 1, 2, and 3, which makes a total of 12 cards with a value of three or less. The probability of drawing one of these cards is therefore \(\frac{12}{52}\).
Step 2 :If we draw a card with a value of three or less, we win $17. If not, we lose $6. Therefore, the expected value of a single game is \(\left(\frac{12}{52}\right)*17 - \left(\frac{40}{52}\right)*6\).
Step 3 :To find out how much we would expect to win or lose if we played the game 745 times, we simply multiply the expected value of a single game by 745.
Step 4 :The expected loss after playing this game 745 times is \(\boxed{-515.77}\) dollars.