Basic gambling mathematics : the numbers behind the neon /
"Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon, Second Edition explains the mathematics involved in analyzing games of chance, including casino games, horse racing and other sports, and lotteries. The book helps readers understand the mathematical reasons why some gambling games are b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton ; London :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
2024.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | AK Peters/CRC recreational mathematics series
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon, Second Edition explains the mathematics involved in analyzing games of chance, including casino games, horse racing and other sports, and lotteries. The book helps readers understand the mathematical reasons why some gambling games are better for the player than others. It is also suitable as a textbook for an introductory course on probability. Along with discussing the mathematics of well-known casino games, the author examines game variations that have been proposed or used in actual casinos. Numerous examples illustrate the mathematical ideas in a range of casino games while end-of-chapter exercises go beyond routine calculations to give readers hands-on experience with casino-related computations"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781000925968 100092596X 9781003358183 1003358187 9781000925951 1000925951 |