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2. Lottery mathematics - Wikipedia

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   Lottery mathematics is used to calculate probabilities of winning or losing a lottery game. It is based primarily on combinatorics, particularly the twelvefold way and combinations without replacement. It can also be used to analyze coincidences that happen in lottery drawings, such as repeated numbers appearing across different draws. [1

3. Lottery (decision theory) - Wikipedia

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   In expected utility theory, a lottery is a discrete distribution of probability on a set of states of nature. The elements of a lottery correspond to the probabilities that each of the states of nature will occur, (e.g. Rain: 0.70, No Rain: 0.30). [ 1 ]

4. 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.

5. Progressive jackpot - Wikipedia

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   A simple example formula that would achieve this (expanding on the aforementioned example) would be simply to calculate the jackpot as being $1,000 plus the square root of a random number between zero and four million, which would result in a 75% probability of each jackpot being between $2,000 and $3,000 and a 25% probability of a jackpot ...

6. Lottery wheeling - Wikipedia

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   Lottery wheeling (also known as a lottery system, lottery wheel, or lottery wheeling system) is a method of systematically selecting multiple lottery tickets to improve the odds of (or guarantee) a win. It is widely used by individual players and syndicates to secure wins provided they hit some of the drawn numbers.

7. Von Neumann–Morgenstern utility theorem - Wikipedia

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   The lottery ′ is, in effect, a lottery in which the best outcome is won with probability (), and the worst outcome otherwise. Hence, if u ( M ) > u ( L ) {\displaystyle u(M)>u(L)} , a rational decision maker would prefer the lottery M {\displaystyle M} over the lottery L {\displaystyle L} , because it gives him a larger chance to win the best ...

8. Coupon collector's problem - Wikipedia

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   Graph of number of coupons, n vs the expected number of trials (i.e., time) needed to collect them all E (T ) In probability theory, the coupon collector's problem refers to mathematical analysis of "collect all coupons and win" contests.

9. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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   Parimutuel betting or pool betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vigorish" are deducted, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets.