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An edition of Handbook of sports and lottery markets (2008)

Handbook of sports and lottery markets

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When diving into the intricacies of sports and lottery markets, it’s fascinating how psychology, game‑theory and timing all intersect. I came across a piece at MelBet casino online that looked at a simpler game but drew out the same themes—decision points, cash‑out timing, risk vs reward. Even though it wasn’t about major markets, the underlying mechanics aligned well with what the handbook discusses. It reminded me that whether you’re in big‑time markets or casual games, the fundamentals often overlap.

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Sports betting, Gambling systems, Lotteries, Investments
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Handbook of Sports and Lottery Markets
2011, Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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Table of Contents

1. Pari-mutuel Horse Race Wagering – Competition from Within and Outside the Industry by Mukhtar Ali, University of Kentucky and Richard Thalheimer, University of Louisville
Page 3
2. Modeling Money Bet on Horse Races in Hong Kong by John Bacon-Shone, University of Hong Kong and Alan Woods
Page 17
3. Utility and preference estimation by Bruno Jullien, Universite de Toulouse and Bernard Salanie, Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique
Page 27
4. Approximating the ordering probabilities of multi-entry competitions by a simple method by Victor Lo, Fidelity Investments, Boston and John Bacon-Shone, Social Sciences Research Centre. University of Hong Kong
Page 51
5. Modeling Distance Preference David Edelman
Page 67
6. The Favorite Longshot Bias: An Overview of the Main Explanations by Marco Ottaviani, London Business School and Peter Norman Sorensen, University of Copenhagen
Page 83
7. Examining explanations of a market anomaly: preferences or perceptions? by Erik Snowberg, Stanford University and Justin Wolfers, University of Pennsylvania
Page 103
8. Unifying the Favorite-Longshot Bias with Other Market Anomalies by Russell S. Sobel and Matt E. Ryan, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
Page 137
9. The Favorite-Longshot Bias in S&P 500 and FTSE 100 Index Futures Options: The Return to Bets and the Cost of Insurance by Robert G. Tompkins, Hochschule fur Bankwirtschaft, Germany, William T. Ziemba, UBC, and Stewart D. Hodges, Univesity of Warwick
Page 161
10. Efficiency of racetrack betting markets Donald B. Hausch, University of Wisconsin and William T. Ziemba, UBC
Page 183
11. Pointspread and Odds Betting in Baseball, Basketball and American Football Hal S. Stern, University of California, Irvine
Page 223
12. Comparing Efficiency of the Over/Under Bets on NFL and NBA Games by Joseph Golec and Murray Tamarkin, Clark University
Page 239
13. Arbitrage and risk arbitrage in Team Jai Alai Daniel Lane, University of Ottawa and William T. Ziemba, UBC
Page 253
14. Semi-strong form efficiency in the horserace betting market Johnnie Johnson and Ming-Chien Sung, University of Southhampton
Page 275
15. The dosage breeding theory for horseracing predictions Marshall Gramm, Rhodes College and William T. Ziemba, UBC
Page 307
16. Efficiency in Horse Race Betting Markets: The Role of Professional Tipsters Olivier Gergaud, University of Reims and Bruno Deschamps, University of Bath
Page 341
17. Index betting for sports and stock indices John Haigh, University of Sussex and Leighton Vaughan Williams, The Nottingham Trent University
Page 357
18. Prediction Markets: From Politics to Business (and Back) Erik Snowberg, Stanford University, Justin Wolfers, University of Pennsylvania and E. Zitzewitz, Dartmouth College
Page 385
19. Betting exchanges: a technological revolution in sports betting Michael A. Smith, Canterbury Christ Church University Leighton Vaughan Williams, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
Page 403
20. Soccer betting in Britain David Forrest, University of Salford
Page 421
21. Efficiency of soccer betting odds - evidence from a pan-European electronic market Stephen Kossmeier and Simon Weinberger, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria
Page 447
22. How to design a lottery Ian Walker, University of Warwick
Page 459
23. The statistics of lotteries John Haigh, University of Sussex
Page 481
24. US lotto markets Victor Matheson, Holy Cross College and K. Grote, Lake Forest College
Page 503

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Boston
Series
Handbooks in finance

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796
Library of Congress
GV717 .H38 2008, HG4515, GV717 .H36 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
536

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL16726590M
Internet Archive
handbooksportslo00haus
ISBN 13
9780444507440
LCCN
2008012459
OCLC/WorldCat
214934618
Goodreads
4483227

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OL11903272W

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