Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon, Second Edition

Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon, Second Edition explains the mathematics involved in analyzing games of chance, including casino games, horse racing and other sports, and lotteries. The book helps readers understand the mathematical reasons why some gambling games are better for the player than others. It is also suitable as a textbook for an introductory course on probability.

Along with discussing the mathematics of well-known casino games, the author examines game variations that have been proposed or used in actual casinos. Numerous examples illustrate the mathematical ideas in a range of casino games while end-of-chapter exercises go beyond routine calculations to give readers hands-on experience with casino-related computations.

New to the Second Edition

• Thorough revision of content throughout, including new sections on the birthday problem (for informal gamblers) and the Monty Hall problem, as well as an abundance of fresh material on sports gambling
• Brand new exercises and problems
• A more accessible level of mathematical complexity, to appeal to a wider audience.

《基礎賭博數學：霓虹燈背後的數字，第二版》解釋了分析機會遊戲（包括賭場遊戲、賽馬和其他體育運動以及彩票）所涉及的數學問題。本書幫助讀者理解為什麼某些賭博遊戲對玩家更有利的數學原因。它也適合作為概率入門課程的教科書。

除了討論眾所周知的賭場遊戲的數學問題外，作者還研究了在實際賭場中提出或使用的遊戲變體。大量的例子展示了各種賭場遊戲中的數學思想，而章末練習則超越了常規計算，讓讀者親身體驗與賭場相關的計算。

第二版的新內容包括：
- 全書內容的全面修訂，包括針對非正式賭徒的生日問題和蒙提霍爾問題的新章節，以及大量關於體育賭博的新材料。
- 全新的練習和問題。
- 更易理解的數學複雜度，以吸引更廣泛的讀者群體。

Mark Bollman is Professor of Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and has taught 116 different courses in his career. Among these courses is "Mathematics of the Gaming Industry," where mathematics majors carefully study the math behind games of chance and travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, in order to compare theory and practice. He has also taken those ideas into Albion's Honors Program in "Great Issues in Humanities: Perspectives on Gambling," which considers gambling from literary, philosophical, and historical points of view as well as mathematically. Mark has also authored Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries, Mathematics of Casino Carnival Games, and Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette.

Mark Bollman是密西根州阿爾比恩市阿爾比恩學院數學與計算機科學系的教授和系主任，他在職業生涯中教授了116門不同的課程。其中一門課程是「遊戲業的數學」，數學專業的學生們仔細研究了遊戲機會背後的數學原理，並前往內華達州的拉斯維加斯，以比較理論和實踐。他還將這些想法引入阿爾比恩學院的榮譽課程「人文學科的重大問題：對賭博的觀點」中，該課程從文學、哲學和歷史的角度以及數學角度考慮賭博問題。Mark還撰寫了《賭博遊戲的數學》、《賭場嘉年華遊戲的數學》和《四大賭場桌遊的數學：二十一點、百家樂、骰子和輪盤》。