Mazur, Joseph. <br/><br/>
What's luck got to do with it? :  the history, mathematics, and psychology behind the gambler's illusion / 
Joseph Mazur. 
 - Princeton, N.J.  :  Princeton University Press,  c2010. 
 - xvii, 277 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-266) and index. 
<br/><br/>The history -- Pits, pebbles, and bones : rolling to discover fate -- The professionals : luck becomes measurable -- From coffeehouses to casinos : gaming becomes big business -- There's no stopping it now : from bans to bookies -- Betting with trillions : the 2008 world economic calamity -- The mathematics -- Who's got a royal flush? : one deal as likely as another -- The behavior of a coin : making predictions with probability -- Someone has to win : betting against expectation -- A truly astonishing result : the weak law of large numbers -- The skill/luck spectrum : even great talent needs some good fortune -- The analysis -- Let it ride : the house money effect -- Knowing when to quit : psychomanaging risk -- The theories : what makes a gambler? -- Hot hands : expecting long runs of the same outcome -- Luck : the dicey illusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691138909 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691138907 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009045799 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB039514  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015510991  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Games of chance (Mathematics)<br/>Chance--Psychological aspects.<br/>Gambling--Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA271  / .M39 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>519.2/7