The Perfect Bet: Taking the Luck out of Gambling - Couverture souple

Kucharski, Adam

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781255474 ISBN 13 : 9781781255476

Editeur : Profile Books Ltd, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones: in revolutionary Paris, the 'martingale' strategy was rumoured to lead to foolproof success at the roulette table; now, in the 21st century, professional gamblers are using cutting-edge techniques to tilt the odds further in their favour. At the roulette wheel, card table or racecourse, science is giving us the competitive edge over opponents, casinos and bookmakers. But is there such a thing as a perfect bet?

The Perfect Bet looks beyond probability and statistics to examine how wagers have inspired a plethora of new disciplines - spanning chaos theory, behavioural psychology, machine learning and game theory - which are not just revolutionising gambling, but changing our fundamental notions about chance, randomness and luck.

Explaining why poker is gaming's last bastion of human superiority over artificial intelligence, how methods originally developed for the US nuclear programme are helping pundits predict sports results and how a new breed of algorithms are managing to lose banks and asset traders millions, The Perfect Bet has the inside track on just about any wager you'd care to place.

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Praise for The Perfect Bet:

An elegant and amusing account Anyone planning to enter a casino or place an online bet would be advised to keep this book handy.”
Wall Street Journal

[THE PERFECT BET is] terrific: beautifully written, solidly researched and full of surprises. It's also practical. Even if you don't spend time at Las Vegas you'll be surprised by the clarity it will bring to your day.”
New York Times Numberplay blog

Kucharski delivers a fascinating read.”
Publishers Weekly

A lucid yet sophisticated look at the mathematics of probability as it's played out on gaming tables, arenas, and fields gamblers and math buffs alike will enjoy it for its smart approach to real-world problems.”
Kirkus Reviews

Kucharski does a remarkable job of telling the story of how gambling has influenced science and science has influenced gambling. He manages to make it a good read while providing a scholarly underpinning.”
J. Doyne Farmer, Director of the Complexity Economics program at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Profile Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1781255474
• ISBN 13: 9781781255476
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288