Peter Griffin, renowned gambling mathematician and author of
The Theory of Blackjack, has explored the mathematics of gambling for more than two decades. Extra Stuff is a collection of his most famous magazine articles and papers.
Extra Stuff addresses many of gambling's abstract concepts--proportional wagering, considerations for games with variable payoffs, the effects of rebates on losses--as well as more mainstream subjects, such as the casino's treatment of hold percentages and analyses of gambling systems. You'll also find book reviews, quizzes, letters to the editors of gambling periodicals--a virtual kitchen-sink-full of gambling information found nowhere else.
Extra Stuff: Gambling Ramblings is packed with mathematics, but Griffin's easy style accommodates most readers. Gamblers of all levels of experience will come away with an enhanced understanding of casino games.
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About the Author:
Peter Griffin taught mathematics and statistics at California State University, Sacramento. A member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame, he has been interviewed frequently on radio, television, and in newspapers regarding probabilistic matters, particularly those associated with casino gambling and the lottery. Griffin served as the election eve statistical consultant for United Press International throughout the '80s, and is believed to hold the world record for rope jumping by a gambling theorist--more than 400,000 without a miss.
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- PublisherHuntington Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0929712005
- ISBN 13 9780929712000
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192