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  2. Kelly criterion - Wikipedia

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    Example of the optimal Kelly betting fraction, versus expected return of other fractional bets. In probability theory, the Kelly criterion (or Kelly strategy or Kelly bet) is a formula for sizing a sequence of bets by maximizing the long-term expected value of the logarithm of wealth, which is equivalent to maximizing the long-term expected geometric growth rate.

  3. Gambling and information theory - Wikipedia

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    The point of betting is to rationally assess all relevant variables of an uncertain game/race/match, then compare them to the bookmaker's assessments, which usually comes in the form of odds or spreads and place the proper bet if the assessments differ sufficiently. [5] The area of gambling where this has the most use is sports betting.

  4. NFL Week 14 betting: 7 best lines, props and more, including ...

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    Here’s a look at Week 14 of the NFL season from a betting perspective, with all odds from BetMGM: Thursday night: Lions need to hold off Packers The Lions might need to go 16-1 to get the No. 1 ...

  5. Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia

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    Even if the gambler can tolerate betting ~1,000 times their original bet, a streak of 10 losses in a row has an ~11% chance of occurring in a string of 200 plays. Such a loss streak would likely wipe out the bettor, as 10 consecutive losses using the martingale strategy means a loss of 1,023x the original bet.

  6. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    Optimal Determination of Bookmakers' Betting Odds: Theory and Tests, by John Fingleton and Patrick Waldron, Trinity Economic Paper Series, Technical Paper No. 96/9, Trinity College, University of Dublin, 1999. "Odds That Don't Add Up!", Mike Fletcher, Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 1994, volume 13, number 4, pages 145–147.

  7. NFL Week 13 betting: 7 best lines, props and more, including ...

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    Here's a look at Week 13 of the NFL season, including all three Thanksgiving games, from a betting perspective with all odds from BetMGM: Thanksgiving opener: Lions are big favorites

  8. The U.S. already has a gambling epidemic—24 hour stock ...

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    Features such as tailored push notifications keep bettors betting, and sportsbooks hire data analysts to figure out the optimal strategies for targeting individual gamblers with the right ...

  9. Gambling mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The mathematics of gambling is a collection of probability applications encountered in games of chance and can get included in game theory.From a mathematical point of view, the games of chance are experiments generating various types of aleatory events, and it is possible to calculate by using the properties of probability on a finite space of possibilities.

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