Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win

by Steven S. Skiena

Book Overview

Calculated Bets describes a gambling system that works. Steven Skiena, a jai-alai enthusiast and computer scientist, documents how he used computer simulations and modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and increased his initial stake by 544% in one year. Skiena demonstrates how his jai-alai system functions like a stock trading system, and includes examples of how gambling and mathematics interact in program trading systems,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521009626
• ISBN13: 9780521009621
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"