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The Economics of Gambling.

This timely and comprehensive book covers all the bases of the economics of gambling and fulfils the increasing need for a study into this most important factor of gambling.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vaughan-Williams, Leighton
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 The favourite-longshot bias and the Gabriel and Marsden anomaly; 3 Is the presence of inside traders necessary to give rise to a favorite-longshot bias?; 4 Pari-mutuel place betting in Great Britain and Ireland; 5 Betting at British racecourses; 6 Breakage, turnover, and betting market ef.ciency; 7 The impact of tipster information on bookmakers' prices in UK horse-race markets; 8 On the marginal impact of information and arbitrage; 9 Covariance decompositions and betting markets.
  • 10 A competitive horse-race handicapping algorithm based on analysis of covariance11 Ef.ciency in the handicap and index betting markets for English rugby league; 12 Ef.ciency of the over-under betting market for National Football League games; 13 Player injuries and price responses in the point spread wagering market; 14 Is the UK National Lottery experiencing lottery fatigue?; 15 Time-series modelling of Lotto demand; 16 Reconsidering the.