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The theory of gambling and statistical logic /

[Man] invented a concept that has since been variously viewed as a vice, a crime, a business, a pleasure, a type of magic, a disease, a folly, a weakness, a form of sexual substitution, an expression of the human instinct. He invented gambling.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Epstein, Richard A., 1927-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, [1995]
Edición:Revised edition.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ch. 1. Kubeiagenesis
  • ch. 2. Mathematical preliminaries
  • ch. 3. Fundamental principles of a theory of gambling-- ch. 4. Coins, wheels, and oddments
  • ch. 5. Coups and games with dice
  • ch. 6. The plays of the cards
  • ch. 7. Blackjack
  • ch. 8. Contract bridge
  • ch. 9. Weighted statistical logic and statistical games
  • ch. 10. Games of pure skill and competitive computers
  • ch. 11. Fallacies and sophistries.