Perfect bet: how science and maths are taking the luck out of gambling

In The Perfect Bet, the author tells the story of the men and women who are changing our fundamental notions about chance, randomness and luck. Kucharski discusses how maths and science have revolutionised gambling but also how gambling has changed science and maths.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Adam Kucharski
Published2016
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Shelf referenceMA3 KUC
ISN/ISBN9781781255469
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xbprg

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