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Michael Shackleford (born May 23, 1965, in Pasadena, California, United States), also known as "The Wizard of Odds" (a title taken from Donald Angelini), [1] is an American mathematician and an actuary. He is best known for his professional analysis of the mathematics of the casino games.
Wizard of Odds may refer to: Michael Shackleford (born 1965), expert on the math behind casino games; Donald Angelini (1926–2000), Chicago gambling mobster;
The House of Wonders in the early 20th century. The palace was built in 1883 for Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar. [2] [3] It was intended as a ceremonial palace and official reception hall, celebrating modernity, and it was named "House of Wonders" because it was the first building in Zanzibar to have electricity, and also the first building in East Africa to have an elevator. [4]
Okello, John (1967), Revolution in Zanzibar, Nairobi: East African Publishing House. Parsons, Timothy (2003), The 1964 Army Mutinies and the Making of Modern East Africa, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0-325-07068-7. Petterson, Don (2002), Revolution In Zanzibar: An American's Cold War Tale, New York: Basic Books, ISBN 0813339499.
The Wizard of Odds is an American television game show hosted by Alex Trebek that aired on NBC from July 17,1973, to June 28, 1974, in which people from the studio audience vied in a number of rounds, primarily games revolving around statistical questions. [2]
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