Title: The mathematics of games and gambling /
Authors: Packel, Edward W.
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America,
Year: 1981
Subjects: Gambling.; Probabilities.; Games of chance (Mathematics)
Abstract: This text uses mathematics to analyze games of chance and skill. Roulette, craps, blackjack, backgammon, poker, bridge, lotteries and horse races are considered here in a way that reveals their mathematical aspects. The tools used include probability, expectation, and game theory.
Contents: Phenomenon of gambling -- Finite probabilities and great expectations -- Backgammon and other dice diversions -- Permutations, combinations, and applications -- Play it again, Sam : the binomial distribution -- Elementary game theory -- Odds and ends.