Handbook of sports and lottery markets /

Its basic empirical research and investigation of pure theories of investment in the sports and lotto markets make this volume a winner. With new overviews of scholarship on the industry side of racetrack and other betting markets to betting exchanges and market efficiencies, contributors consider a...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Hausch, Donald B. (Editor), Ziemba, W. T. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/North-Holland, ©2008.
Series:Handbooks in finance.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Its basic empirical research and investigation of pure theories of investment in the sports and lotto markets make this volume a winner. With new overviews of scholarship on the industry side of racetrack and other betting markets to betting exchanges and market efficiencies, contributors consider a variety of sports in countries around the world. The result is not only superior information about market forecasting, but macro- and micro-analyses that are relevant to other markets as well. * Major focus on the variety of market efficiencies * Significant coverage of sports from racing to jai alai. * New studies of betting exchanges and internet wagering markets.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 536 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780080559957
0080559956