The Perfect Bet: How Science and Math Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling
Categories: Science & Math
Mathematician Adam Kucharski tells how science and mathematics have been used to beat games of chance, from roulette and blackjack to poker, sports betting and horse racing. He introduces the gamblers, scientists and engineers behind betting strategies, and explains the probability, statistics and game theory behind them. Kucharski shows how ideas developed in gambling have shaped fields such as chaos theory, artificial intelligence and finance.
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- Shane Parrish: “Before you walk into a Casino you should read this book. Investors will love the section on pari-mutuel betting. Gambling attracts a lot of incredibly intelligent people — like Richard Feynman, Claude Shannon, and Ed Thorp — to see if they can gain an edge over the house.”