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  2. Problem gambling - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 November 2024. Repetitive gambling despite demonstrable harm and adverse consequences Medical condition Problem gambling Other names Ludophaty, ludomania, degenerate gambling, gambling addiction, compulsive gambling, gambling disorder Specialty Psychiatry, clinical psychology Symptoms Spending a lot ...

  3. Sports betting systems - Wikipedia

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    Sports betting systems. Sports betting systems are sets of events that when combined for a particular game for a particular sport represent a profitable betting scenario. Since sports betting involves humans, there is no deterministic edge to the house or the gambler. Systems supposedly allow the gambler to have an edge or an advantage.

  4. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. Sports bettors place their wagers either legally, through a bookmaker/sportsbook, or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as "bookies". The term "book" is a reference to the books used by wage brokers to track wagers, payouts, and ...

  5. Betting strategy - Wikipedia

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    A betting strategy (also known as betting system) is a structured approach to gambling, in the attempt to produce a profit. To be successful, the system must change the house edge into a player advantage — which is impossible for pure games of probability with fixed odds, akin to a perpetual motion machine. [ 1 ]

  6. Playtech - Wikipedia

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    Playtech. Playtech plc is a gambling software development company founded in 1999. The company provides software for online casinos, online poker rooms, online bingo games, online sports betting, scratch games, [2] mobile gaming, live dealer games and fixed-odds arcade games online. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent ...

  7. 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.

  8. Side effects of cyproterone acetate - Wikipedia

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    The side effects of cyproterone acetate (CPA), a steroidal antiandrogen and progestin, including its frequent and rare side effects, have been studied and characterized.It is generally well-tolerated and has a mild side-effect profile, regardless of dosage, when it used as a progestin or antiandrogen in combination with an estrogen such as ethinylestradiol or estradiol valerate in women.

  9. Fentanyl - Wikipedia

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    Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic piperidine opioid primarily used as an analgesic. It is 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine; [10] its primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer patients and those recovering from painful surgeries. [11][12] Fentanyl is also used as a sedative. [13]