Probability Guide To Gambling: The Mathematics of Dice, Slots, Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack, Poker, Lottery and Sport Bets (Paperback)

Catalin Barboianu

  • 出版商: INFAROM
  • 出版日期: 2006-08-26
  • 售價: $1,520
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$1,444
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 296
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9738752035
  • ISBN-13: 9789738752030
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Over the past two decades, gamblers have begun taking mathematics into account more seriously than ever before. While probability theory is the only rigorous theory modeling the uncertainty, even though in idealized conditions, numerical probabilities are viewed not only as mere mathematical information, but also as a decision-making criterion, especially in gambling. This book presents the mathematics underlying the major games of chance and provides a precise account of the odds associated with all gaming events. It begins by explaining in simple terms the meaning of the concept of probability for the layman and goes on to become an enlightening journey through the mathematics of chance, randomness and risk. It then continues with the basics of discrete probability (definitions, properties, theorems and calculus formulas), combinatorics and counting arguments for those interested in the supporting mathematics. These mathematic sections may be skipped by readers who do not have a minimal background in mathematics; these readers can skip directly to the “Guide to Numerical Results” to pick the odds and recommendations they need for the desired gaming situation. Doing so is possible due to the organization of that chapter, in which the results are listed at the end of each section, mostly in the form of tables. The chapter titled “The Mathematics of Games of Chance” presents these games not only as a good application field for probability theory, but also in terms of human actions where probability-based strategies can be tried to achieve favorable results. Through suggestive examples, the reader can see what are the experiments, events and probability fields in games of chance and how probability calculus works there. The main portion of this work is a collection of probability results for each type of game. Each game’s section is packed with formulas and tables. Each section also contains a description of the game, a classification of the gaming events and the applicable probability calculations. The primary goal of this work is to allow the reader to quickly find the odds for a specific gaming situation, in order to improve his or her betting/gaming decisions. Every type of gaming event is tabulated in a logical, consistent and comprehensive manner. The complete methodology and complete or partial calculations are shown to teach players how to calculate probability for any situation, for every stage of the game for any game. Here, readers can find the real odds, returned by precise mathematical formulas and not by partial simulations that most software uses. Collections of odds are presented, as well as strategic recommendations based on those odds, where necessary, for each type of gaming situation. The book contains much new and original material that has not been published previously and provides great coverage of probabilities for the following games of chance: Dice, Slots, Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack, Texas Hold’em Poker, Lottery and Sport Bets. Most of games of chance are predisposed to probability-based decisions. This is why the approach is not an exclusively statistical one (like many other titles published on this subject), but analytical: every gaming event is taken as an individual applied probability problem to solve. A special chapter defines the probability-based strategy and mathematically shows why such strategy is theoretically optimal.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

在過去的二十年中,賭徒們比以往更加認真地考慮數學。儘管概率論是唯一一個嚴謹地模擬不確定性的理論,但在理想化的條件下,數值概率不僅被視為純粹的數學信息,而且被視為一個決策準則,尤其是在賭博中。本書介紹了主要的遊戲中所涉及的數學,並提供了與所有遊戲事件相關的概率的精確描述。它首先以簡單的術語解釋了概率概念的含義,並深入探討了機會、隨機性和風險的數學。然後,對於對支持數學感興趣的讀者,它繼續介紹了離散概率的基礎(定義、性質、定理和微積分公式)、組合學和計數論證。這些數學部分可以被沒有最低數學背景的讀者跳過;這些讀者可以直接跳到“數值結果指南”中,以選擇他們在所需的遊戲情境中需要的概率和建議。這樣做是可能的,因為該章節的組織方式,其中結果在每個部分的末尾列出,大多以表格形式呈現。名為“遊戲機會的數學”的章節不僅將這些遊戲作為概率論的一個良好應用領域,而且從人類行為的角度來看,可以嘗試基於概率的策略以獲得有利的結果。通過具有啟發性的例子,讀者可以看到遊戲中的實驗、事件和概率領域是什麼,以及概率計算在其中的工作原理。本書的主要部分是每種遊戲的概率結果集合。每個遊戲的部分都充滿了公式和表格。每個部分還包含遊戲的描述、遊戲事件的分類和適用的概率計算。本書的主要目標是讓讀者能夠快速找到特定遊戲情境的概率,以改善他們的投注/遊戲決策。每種遊戲事件都以邏輯、一致和全面的方式列在表格中。完整的方法和完整或部分的計算被展示出來,以教導玩家如何計算任何情況下的概率,以及任何遊戲的任何階段。在這裡,讀者可以找到由精確的數學公式返回的真實概率,而不是大多數軟件使用的部分模擬。提供了概率集合,以及根據這些概率的需要提供的戰略建議,對於每種遊戲情境。本書包含了許多以前未發表的新材料,並對以下遊戲的概率提供了很好的覆蓋範圍:骰子、老虎機、輪盤、百家樂、二十一點、德州撲克、彩票和體育博彩。大多數遊戲都傾向於基於概率的決策。這就是為什麼這種方法不是一個純粹的統計方法(像許多其他關於這個主題的書籍),而是分析性的:每個遊戲事件都被視為一個個別的應用概率問題來解決。一個特殊的章節定義了基於概率的策略,並在數學上顯示了為什麼這種策略在理論上是最優的。