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This is a book about a gambling system that works. It tells the story of how the author used computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully - increasing his initial stake by over 500% in one year! His results can work for anyone: at the end of the book he tells the best way to watch jai-alai, and how to bet on it. With humor and enthusiasm, Skiena details a life-long fascination with computer predictions and sporting events. Along the way, he discusses other gambling systems, both successful and unsuccessful, for such games as lotto, roulette, blackjack, and the stock market. Indeed, he shows how his jai-alai system functions just like a miniature stock trading system. Do you want to learn about program trading systems, the future of Internet gambling, and the real reason brokerage houses don't offer mutual funds that invest at racetracks and frontons? How mathematical models are used in political polling? The difference between correlation and causation? If you are curious about gambling and mathematics, odds are this book is for you!
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Computer Technology, Nonfiction, Mathematical models, Betting, Gambling, Jai alaiShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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Calculated Bets
August 6, 2001, Cambridge University Press
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0521804264 9780521804264
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Calculated Bets
August 6, 2001, Cambridge University Press
Paperback
in English
0521009626 9780521009621
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"My interest in jai alai began during my parents' annual escape from the cold of a New Jersey winter to the promised land of Florida."
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