Squares and Sharps, Suckers and Sharks

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Beschreibung

People have been gambling, in one form or another, for as long as history itself. Why? Money, entertainment, escape and a desire to win are all traditional explanations. Arguably, however, these are secondary considerations to a higher order purpose: a craving for control. Gambling offers a means of gaining authority over the unknown, granting us a sense of control over uncertainty. Almost always that sense is illusory - gambling, including betting and investing, is essentially random - yet for many it is nonetheless profoundly rewarding. This book attempts to explore the reasons why. Along the way, it examines: the science of probability and uncertainty; why gambling is often condemned; the difference between expectation and utility; the irrationality of human beings; evolutionary perspectives on gambling; luck and skill; market efficiency and the wisdom of crowds; why winners take all; cheating; why the process matters more than the outcome.

Über den Autor

Joseph Buchdahl runs the website [...].uk, independently verifying online sports betting advisory services to provide a measure of quality control and a means of demonstrating transparency, validity and reliability for a sports tipping industry that is otherwise unregulated. He is the author of Squares & Sharps, Suckers & Sharks, How To Find a Black Cat in a Coal Cellar and the perennial bestseller Fixed Odds Sports Betting, all published by High Stakes Publishing.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Genre:	Importe , Psychologie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780857304841
ISBN-10:	0857304844
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Buchdahl, Joseph
Hersteller:	Oldcastle Books Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	232 x 150 x 29 mm
Von/Mit:	Joseph Buchdahl
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.05.2021
Gewicht:	0,464 kg