Roulette Odds and Profits: The Mathematics of Complex Bets - Softcover

Barboianu, Catalin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9738752078 ISBN 13: 9789738752078

Publisher: Infarom, 2008

Synopsis

Continuing his series of books on the mathematics of gambling, the author shows how a simple-rule game such as roulette is suited to a complex mathematical model whose applications generate improved betting systems that take into account a player's personal playing criteria. The book is both practical and theoretical, but is mainly devoted to the application of theory. About two-thirds of the content is lists of categories and sub-categories of improved betting systems, along with all the parameters that might stand as the main objective criteria in a personal strategy - odds, profits and losses. The work contains new and original material not published before. The mathematical chapter describes complex bets, the profit function, the equivalence between bets and all their properties. All theoretical results are accompanied by suggestive concrete examples and can be followed by anyone with a minimal mathematical background because they involve only basic algebraic skills and set theory basics. The reader may also choose to skip the math and go directly to the sections containing applications, where he or she can pick desired numerical results from tables. The book offers no new so-called winning strategies, although it discusses them from a mathematical point of view. It does, however, offer improved betting systems and helps to organize a player's choices in roulette betting, according to mathematical facts and personal strategies. It is a must-have roulette handbook to be studied before placing your bets on the turn of either a European or American roulette wheel.

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Review

"Serious, advanced roulette players everywhere should react to this book as a cat does to catnip, purring and rolling over with joy. It would help if you're mathematically-inclined, and those who have been waiting for an unusual way to attack this centuries-old table game will find much to think about."
-- Howard Schwartz, the "librarian for gamblers", Casino Gaming

Edition details

• Publisher: Infarom
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9738752078
• ISBN 13: 9789738752078
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212