Never Split Tens!
A Biographical Novel of Blackjack Game Theorist Edward O. Thorp PLUS Tips and Techniques to Help You Win
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Beschreibung
Renowned probability theorist Edward O. Thorp revolutionized the casino industry by developing card counting systems for the casino game of blackjack. Les Golden, the celebrated blackjack, roulette, and craps columnist for Bluff Europe, Gambling.com, iGaming Business, GamblingOnline, and Jackpots Review magazines, tells Thorp’s incredible true story of lucrative applied probability with charm, wit, and humor.
Whether you visit casinos for fun, dinner money, or a living, or whether you’re simply interested in a story of romance and casino intrigue, this lively biographical novel will capture and delight you.
Illustrations by the author.Captures the wit and charm of the legendary Professor Thorp, the most significant name in modern casino gaming
Includes a section on tips for using card counting systems
Uses a classical narrative style to introduce probability and how card counting systems were developed and used
Provides a special inside peek at the goings-on in academia
Captures the wit and charm of the legendary Professor Thorp, the most significant name in modern casino gaming Includes a section on tips for using card counting systems Uses a classical narrative style to introduce probability and how card counting systems were developed and used Provides a special inside peek at the goings-on in academia
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Les Golden
Themen in »Never Split Tens!«
Edward Thorp Blackjack card game Kelly criterion Gambling Methods Card Counting Gambling Systems Computer Programming Sampling without replacement Casino operations Allan Wilson Manny Kimmel Julian Braun Harvey Dubner Monte Carlo simulation Four Horsemen of Aberdeen
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“Never split tens!, Golden’s prose evokes for the reader the aura of casino action and the excitement of card play in the midst of counting cards and verifying theorems. … Golden’s book is a celebration of how Thorp secured his.” (Andrew James Simoson, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2018)
“Never Split Tens is a semi-biographical novel that travels back in time to the story of Edward O. Thorp, a probability theorist who revolutionized the casino industry. … This is a nice book to read and can be read by anyone. … In short, even though the book is about mathematics, a wider audience can enjoy it.” (Peter T. Olszewski, MAA Reviews, January, 2018)
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