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Twenty-four million people wager nearly $3 billion on college
basketball pools each year, but few are aware that winning
strategies have been developed by researchers at Harvard, Yale, and
other universities over the past two decades. Bad advice from media
sources and even our own psychological inclinations are often a
bigger obstacle to winning than our pool opponents. Profit
opportunities are missed and most brackets submitted to pools don't
have a breakeven chance to win money before the tournament begins.
Improving Your NCAA (R) Bracket with Statistics is both an
easy-to-use tip sheet to improve your winning odds and an
intellectual history of how statistical reasoning has been applied
to the bracket pool using standard and innovative methods. It
covers bracket improvement methods ranging from those that require
only the information in the seeded bracket to sophisticated
estimation techniques available via online simulations. Included
are: Prominently displayed bracket improvement tips based on the
published research A history of the origins of the bracket pool A
history of bracket improvement methods and their results in play
Historical sketches and background information on the mathematical
and statistical methods that have been used in bracket analysis A
source list of good bracket pool advice available each year that
seeks to be comprehensive Warnings about common bad advice that
will hurt your chances Tom Adams' work presenting bracket
improvement methods has been featured in the New York Times, Sports
Illustrated, and SmartMoney magazine.
Over the past 25 years, Indian gaming has become a significant
source of revenue for many tribes, reaching $28 billion in fiscal
year 2013. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), the primary
federal statute governing Indian gaming, provides a statutory basis
for the regulation of Indian gaming. Tribes, states, Interior, and
the Commission have varying roles in Indian gaming. This book
examines Interior's review process to help ensure that tribal-state
compacts comply with IGRA; how states and selected tribes regulate
Indian gaming; the Commission's authority to regulate Indian
gaming; and the Commission's efforts to ensure tribes' compliance
with IGRA and Commission regulations.
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 or casino industry, the ideal reference for hospitality students as well as professionals. Completely up-to-date and reflecting current academic and technological trends in the field, as well as the legislative developments permitting gambling casinos in almost every state, The Gaming Industry: - Covers the historical background and regulatory aspects of gaming
- Explores all facets of casino operations—from food and beverages to cage operations, auditing, marketing, and reporting
- Examines the mathematics and utility analysis of gaming, including all newly introduced technologies and related practices for gaming and casino operations
- And much more...
Is this the right book for me? Do you want to make smart choices
and win at the track? Whether you are a novice better or an
experienced punter, it has all the tips and advice to help you spot
a winner and enjoy this popular national pastime. This new edition
has been been brought right up-to-date with interactive features.
It explains not only such basics as the form and the nature of the
races, but will also explain in full where to bet, how to bet, and
how to do so successfully. It offers full and unique coverage of
the latest phenomena, such as internet betting, online betting
exchanges and spread betting. It also gives you vital tips in
addition to providing practical information on how to avoid credit
card fraud and how to make a successful selection. Back a Winning
Horse includes: Chapter 1: Horse racing Origins of horse racing
Thoroughbred horses Types of racing Grading of racing Handicaps
Conditional races Gambling on horse racing A day at the races
Owning a racehorse Racing around the world Chapter 2: Racecourse
betting On-course bookmakers Tote betting Pari-mutuel Bookmaking
Understanding the odds Factors affecting prices Placing a tote bet
Chapter 3: Betting shops Types of price Disadvantages of using a
betting shop Writing a bet Bookmakers' rules Types of bet Chapter
4: Remote betting Internet betting Types of internet betting Types
of bet How bets are matched Ordering odds How to bet Spread betting
Playing safe Telephone betting Chapter 5: Making your selection
Factors you can assess Factors you cannot assess Gathering
information Systems Effect of the draw at British and Irish
racecourses Chapter 6: Betting tips Be aware of rules Appreciate
your chances of winnin How bookmakers make a profit Keep records of
your gambling Set a budget Staying in control Take account of all
costs Be selective Take your time Maximize returns Be realistic How
bookmakers try to make you spend more money Ground Type of race
Betting on handicap races Number of runners Backing favourites Take
the best price Making the best bet Betting each way Bets to avoid
Placing large bets Big winners Steamers Collecting winnings Betting
exchanges Hedging Dutching Syndicate betting Chapter 7: Checking
results and calculating winnings Checking results Disputes with
bookmakers Calculating winnings Using a ready reckoner Learn
effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive
features: Not got much time? One, five and ten-minute introductions
to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of
instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based
on the author's many years of experience. Test yourself Tests in
the book and online to keep track of your progress. Extend your
knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding
of the subject. Five things to remember Quick refreshers to help
you remember the key facts. Try this Innovative exercises
illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Why has gambling become so accepted in the U.S. when other
historical vices, like smoking and drinking, continue to evoke
morality-based opposition? That simple but intriguing question
guides this path-breaking volume, the first interdisciplinary
academic study of gambling. Led by the renowned Alan Wolfe and with
essays by experts at the country's premiere centers in public
policy, clinical addiction, law, gaming, psychology, sociology,
moral philosophy, theology, and the arts, "Gambling: Mapping the
American Moral Landscape" is a tour de force of the booming
cultural and moral phenomenon that has become woven into the fabric
of American life. Both an attempt to understand and an effort to
predict its future consequences, the book will prove evocative and
critical reading for American civic and church leaders, activists,
historians and government officials.
"The Definitive Guide to Betting on Football" is a distillation of
"Racing Post" expert Kevin Pullein's extensive knowledge on how to
make money when betting on football. His weekly column in the
"Post" is hugely popular with sports betting fans. In this
masterwork Pullein explains how you can work out what is likely to
happen during a football match and how you might be able to exploit
this knowledge profitably by betting. In each chapter there will be
both theory and practice, in separate but complementary sections.
The theory will always be simply explained and illustrated, and
will satisfy both the more-specialist and the less-experienced
reader alike, each of whom will be able to get out of it want they
want most - as well as a lot of other things beside. Topics include
first and second half betting, corners, first goalscorer, final
result, bookings, spread betting, betting exchanges and ante post.
__________________ The bookies always win. But one man has been
proving them wrong for four decades. In the summer of 1975 Barney
Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the
most spectacular gambles of all time with a racehorse called Yellow
Sam. With a meticulous, entirely legal plan involving dozens of
people, perfectly timed phone calls, sealed orders and months of
preparation, Curley and Yellow Sam beat the bookmakers and cost
them millions. They said that it could never happen again. But in
May 2010, thirty-five years after his first coup, Curley staged the
ultimate multi-million-pound-winning sequel. The Sure Thing tells
the complete story of how he managed to organise the biggest gamble
in racing history - and how he then followed up with yet another
audacious scheme in January 2014.
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