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Author Skiena, Steven S.

Title Calculated bets : computers, gambling, and mathematical modeling to win / Steven Skiena.

Imprint Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  511.8 S628C    Check Shelf
Description xv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Outlooks
Outlooks.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The making of a gambler -- What is jai alai? -- Monte Carlo on the tundra -- The impact of the internet -- Is this bum any good? -- Modeling the payoffs -- Engineering the system -- Putting my money where my mouth is -- How should you bet? -- Projects to ponder.
Subject Mathematical models.
Gambling -- Mathematical models.
Jai alai -- Betting.
Gambling -- Mathematical models. (OCoLC)fst00937404
Jai alai -- Betting. (OCoLC)fst00981125
Mathematical models. (OCoLC)fst01012085
Computersimulation (DE-588)4148259-1
Rückschlagspiel (DE-588)4178650-6
Wette (DE-588)4189759-6
ISBN 0521804264
9780521804264
0521009626 (pb.)
9780521009621 (pb.)
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