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Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win
ISBN: 9780521804264 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A story of using computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully.
A story of using computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully.
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349,80 |
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The Age of Chance: Gambling in Western Culture
ISBN: 9780415263092 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating and extensive study, enlivened by interviews with British and American gamblers, will be enthralling reading not just for those interested in the cultural and social implications of gambling - researchers in sociology, cultural studies and the history of ideas - but for anyone interested in how we create meaning in an increasingly insecure world.
This fascinating and extensive study, enlivened by interviews with British and American gamblers, will be enthralling reading not just for those inter...
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377,49 |
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Gambling Advertising: Nature, Effects and Regulation
ISBN: 9781787699243 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book critically examines research evidence from around the world concerning the nature and effects of gambling advertising. It draws upon political and regulatory debates about this type of advertising, which provides regulators with evidence to control factors that encourage problem gambling.
This book critically examines research evidence from around the world concerning the nature and effects of gambling advertising. It draws upon politic...
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381,66 |
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Discrete Gambling and Stochastic Games
ISBN: 9780387946283 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The theory of probability began in the seventeenth century with attempts to calculate the odds of winning in certain games of chance. However, it was not until the middle of the twentieth century that mathematicians de- veloped general techniques for maximizing the chances of beating a casino or winning against an intelligent opponent. These methods of finding op- timal strategies for a player are at the heart of the modern theories of stochastic control and stochastic games. There are numerous applications to engineering and the social sciences, but the liveliest intuition still comes from...
The theory of probability began in the seventeenth century with attempts to calculate the odds of winning in certain games of chance. However, it was ...
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406,31 |
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Discrete Gambling and Stochastic Games
ISBN: 9781461284673 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The theory of probability began in the seventeenth century with attempts to calculate the odds of winning in certain games of chance. However, it was not until the middle of the twentieth century that mathematicians de- veloped general techniques for maximizing the chances of beating a casino or winning against an intelligent opponent. These methods of finding op- timal strategies for a player are at the heart of the modern theories of stochastic control and stochastic games. There are numerous applications to engineering and the social sciences, but the liveliest intuition still comes from...
The theory of probability began in the seventeenth century with attempts to calculate the odds of winning in certain games of chance. However, it was ...
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406,31 |
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Luck, Leisure, and the Casino in Nineteenth-Century Europe: A Cultural History of Gambling
ISBN: 9781009393546 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Casino gambling is central to understanding the cultural, social, and intellectual history of nineteenth-century Europe. Tracing the development of casino gambling across this period, this book connects that story to ideas about chance, luck, emotions, and psychology, and reveals how Europeans used gambling to understand their changing world.
Casino gambling is central to understanding the cultural, social, and intellectual history of nineteenth-century Europe. Tracing the development of ca...
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406,32 |
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Casino Winning Secrets: Mastering the Best Games for Higher Chances
ISBN: 9798333231222 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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411,19 |
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The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling
ISBN: 9783540787822 / Angielski / Twarda / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three centuries ago Montmort and De Moivre published two books on probability theory emphasizing its most important application at that time, games of chance. This book, on the probabilistic aspects of gambling, is a modern version of those classics. Three centuries ago Montmort and De Moivre published two books on probability theory emphasizing its most important application at that time, games... |
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446,94 |
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The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling
ISBN: 9783662501672 / Angielski / Miękka / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three centuries ago Montmort and De Moivre published two books on probability theory emphasizing its most important application at that time, games of chance. This book, on the probabilistic aspects of gambling, is a modern version of those classics.
Three centuries ago Montmort and De Moivre published two books on probability theory emphasizing its most important application at that time, games of...
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446,94 |
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The Gaming Industry: Introduction and Perspectives
ISBN: 9780471129271 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An authoritative introduction to the world of professional gaming and casino management, from the authorities on the subject, the faculty of the UNLV International Gaming Institute: Vincent H. Eade, Director David J. Christianson, Dean William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
Contributing faculty members: Frank D. Borsenik Leslie E. Cummings Robert J. Martin John T. Bowen Bernhardt Fried Andrew Nazarechuk Pearl Brewer Zheng Gu John M. Stefanelli Anthony N. Cabot Jim Kilby This is the book for anyone interested in pursuing or advancing a career in the gaming... An authoritative introduction to the world of professional gaming and casino management, from the authorities on the subject, the faculty of the UNLV ...
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466,06 |
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High Stakes: Florida Seminole Gaming and Sovereignty
ISBN: 9780822342090 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in North America. At the time, their annual budget stood at less than $2 million. By 2006, net income from gaming had surpassed $600 million. This dramatic shift from poverty to relative economic security has created tangible benefits for tribal citizens, including employment, universal health insurance, and social services. Renewed political self-governance and economic strength have reversed decades of U.S. settler-state control. At the same time, gaming has brought new dilemmas to reservation communities...
In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in North America. At the time, their annual budget stood at less ...
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466,95 |
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Neueste Anweisung zur leichten und gründlichen Erlernung des Boston-Casino- Imperial-Spiels
ISBN: 9783112637210 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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471,61 |
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Best Possible Odds: Contemporary Treatment Strategies for Gambling Disorders
ISBN: 9780471189695 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An estimated 3-5% of all individuals who gamble will become compulsive gamblers. This "invisible addiction" can be financially and emotionally devastating to both the gambler and his/her family. This timely clinical manual explains why gambling is on the rise and the factors which distinguish recreational and compulsive gamblers. Mental health professionals will learn how to assess and treat compulsive gamblers using a variety of interventions: behavior therapy, inpatient treatment, family therapy, and 12-step programs.
An estimated 3-5% of all individuals who gamble will become compulsive gamblers. This "invisible addiction" can be financially and emotionally devasta...
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480,81 |
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Cardano: The Gambling Scholar
ISBN: 9780691654294 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cardano, next to Vesalius the greatest physician of his day, was also a devoted and skilled gambler who played for personal pleasure and profit. His mathematical genius enabled him to devise simple rules of probability for his own benefit and for his gambling contemporaries. These he collected in his Book on Games of Chance and embellished them with essays on the tricks of cheats and kibitzers, as well as on psychological rules of play. In this biography of a stormy Renaissance personality, Cardano's gambling studies are deciphered for the first time, and a translation of the... Cardano, next to Vesalius the greatest physician of his day, was also a devoted and skilled gambler who played for personal pleasure and profit. Hi... |
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496,76 |
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Gambling as an Addictive Behaviour: Impaired Control, Harm Minimisation, Treatment and Prevention
ISBN: 9780521847018 / Angielski / Twarda / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presenting the latest conclusions about the psychological processes leading to impaired self-control, this book challenges the current harm-prevention policy of "responsible gambling." The authors present the most recent and evolving research into gambling, demonstrating the psychological variables that govern the erosion or maintenance of self-control over gambling behavior. These studies provide an empirical basis for a model of impaired control of gambling. Impaired control, in its broadest sense, is considered to be the defining psychological construct of all the addictive behaviors and...
Presenting the latest conclusions about the psychological processes leading to impaired self-control, this book challenges the current harm-prevention...
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523,97 |
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Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon, Second Edition
ISBN: 9781032414614 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explains the mathematics involved in analyzing games of chance, including casino games, horse racing and other sports, and lotteries. It is also suitable as a textbook for an introductory course on probability. Numerous examples and end-of-chapter exercises illustrate the mathematical ideas in a range of casino games.
This book explains the mathematics involved in analyzing games of chance, including casino games, horse racing and other sports, and lotteries. It is...
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720,30 |
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The Age of Chance : Gambling in Western Culture
ISBN: 9780415179973 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the Apophoreta of Imperial Rome to the ersatz grandeur of Las Vegas, from ritual divination to weekly lottery fever, individuals have pitted themselves against the chaotic forces of Fate. The Age of Reason promised to bring such forces within our control, but as we look around us, it appears that life has never been more uncertain: risk, speculation and flux are our constant companions. We have entered the Age of Chance. Characteristic of this age is the increasing popularity of gambling throughout western society. Gerda Reith examines its enduring appeal, exploring its complex relation...
From the Apophoreta of Imperial Rome to the ersatz grandeur of Las Vegas, from ritual divination to weekly lottery fever, individuals have pitted them...
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769,98 |
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Digital Gambling: Theorizing Gamble-Play Media
ISBN: 9781138303850 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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769,98 |
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Casino Management in Integrated Resorts
ISBN: 9781138097483 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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769,98 |
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Gambling, Losses and Self-Esteem: An Interactionist Approach to the Betting Shop
ISBN: 9780367343095 / Angielski / Twarda / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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769,98 |
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