An edition of The perfect bet (2016)

The perfect bet

how science and math are taking the luck out of gambling

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An edition of The perfect bet (2016)

The perfect bet

how science and math are taking the luck out of gambling

  • 4.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 9 Want to read
  • 1 Have read

From roulette tables to racetracks, provides a look at how scientists and mathematicians throughout the years have tried to figure out how to beat the house while gambling.

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Language
English
Pages
271

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The Perfect Bet: Taking the Luck Out of Gambling
2017, Profile Books Limited
paperback in English
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Table of Contents

The three degrees of ignorance
A brute force business
From Los Alamos to Monte Carlo
Pundits with PhDs
Rise of the robots
Life consists of bluffing
The model opponent
Beyond card counting.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-256) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
519.2/7
Library of Congress
QA271 .K83 2015, QA271.K83 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 271 pages
Number of pages
271

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27204018M
Internet Archive
perfectbethowsci0000kuch
ISBN 10
0465055958
ISBN 13
9780465055951
LCCN
2015034255
OCLC/WorldCat
920683317

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