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University of Nevada, Reno
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OPTIMAL PLAY MATHEMATICAL STUDIES OF GAMES AND GAMBLING Edited by Stewart N. Ethier & William R. Eadington

This volume provides mathematically rich and pragmatically enlightening discussions on blackjack, poker, baccarat, roulette, video poker, backgammon, racing, and sports betting. Other discussions touch upon the Kelly criterion, proportional betting, Parrondo’s principle, poker bots, and rebates on losses. The analyses presented herein often use Mathematical tools and computational strategies that have evolved only in recent years.

"Optimal Play is an intriguing collection of mathematical analyses of games and gambling by the experts.  Among the articles that caught my interest was The Endgame in Poker by Chris Ferguson, winner of over $4 million dollars, and Tom Ferguson.  And you'll be surprised by the results of Robert Hannum's analysis of a million euro win at roulette.  The nuggets throughout the thirty two selections will please a wide audience of both theoreticians and paractitioners." by Ed Thorp, author of Beat the Dealer.

Optimal Play:  Mathematical Studies of Games and Gambling
32 peer-reviewed articles, 550 pages, 2007
Cloth, ISBN 978-0-97-9796873-0-3, $59.95

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