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This book provides a detailed account for how aspiring sports bettors can use a Monte Carlo simulation to improve the quality, and hopefully profitability, of their betting, and in doing so unravels the mystery of probability and variance that lies at the heart of all gambling.

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A guide to how the world's smartest gamblers are using science to take on the house - and win - whether they're playing blackjack, having a flutter at the racetrack, buying scratch cards or laying in-play football bets at the bookies'.

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The story of a year spent by biographer Anthony Holden in the world of the professional poker player. Poker, Holden would insist, is not gambling. Like chess it is a paradigm of life at its most intense, a gladiatorial contest that brings out the best as well as the worst in people.

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Arguing that a moral case for banning gambling is untenable in a liberal democratic society, Collins (Director, Center for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, U. of Salford, UK) advocates alternative means of handling the issue, including tax policies that direct investment toward communit

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In this entertaining but substantive volume, two distinguished economists, who happen to be horseracing buffs, outline a tested strategy for placing bets that will increase the reader's chances of a happy outcome at the track.

The authors are the first to point out that getting rich at the racetrack is unlikely.

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She considers gambling policy from a variety of perspectives, including the politics of adoption, the state and federal governments' role in policy formation and implementation, and the broad economic and social impact questions related to gambling.

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Original publication and copyright date: 2013.

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Takes you on a journey - literally, figuratively, and spiritually - within the context of a professional blackjack player's remarkable way of life.

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Addresses different aspects of blackjack advantage play: game selection, longevity, tipping, employee relations, guises, disguises, false identification, credit, comps, risk, heat, dress, demeanour, and diet.

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The author has been a casino worker, boss, and owner, an enforcement agent for the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and an advantage player. He has spent decades refining the art of casino management. In this title, he advocates radical - but proven - solutions to common gaming issues.

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Is casino management an art It is for the best casino managers! This title argues against excessive card-counter and shuffle-tracker countermeasures in favour of hand production to increase profits, and concludes that rhythmic dice rollers are not the threat they are made out to be.

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Includes interviews with eight masters of the games. This book helps to learn how they think, how they play, and what made them successful.

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Offers a blend of real-time experience, poker math, and computational horsepower that created new concepts and advanced strategies never before seen in print for multi-table tournaments, Sit-n-Gos, and satellites. This second edition adds even more ammunition to a tournament-poker-player's arsenal.

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"The Kill Phil" strategy remains highly effective when used in confrontations with even the world's best players, but tournament play is evolving. This edition reflects the new trends in tournament poker by refining the use of the all-in move and providing adaptations that take into account the new style of hyper-aggressive play.

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Bob Dancer is the best known video poker player and writer in the world. In just six years, after coming to Las Vegas with a $6,000 bankroll, Dancer won more than $1 million playing beatable machines. This title recounts the events of those six years, with stories about his meteoric ups and downs, and lessons for players of various skill levels.

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Offers a look at Bob Stupak, controversial casino owner and builder of the Stratosphere Tower, the tallest structure west of the Mississippi.

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Mahjong is East Asia's most traditional and recognisable game. Due to its apparent complexity, Westerners, however, often disregard this intriguing and addictive game. This book is suitable for learning all the tricks of the Reach Mahjong pros. It introduces the fascinating world of mahjong, explaining the background, rules, and strategies.