Applications, S(13-16). Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win. Steven Skiena. Cambridge Univ Pr, 2001, xv + 232 pp, $17.95 (P); $49.95. [ISBN 0-521-00962-6; 0-521-80426-4] Interesting, informative story of the author's mathematical and computational modeling approach to a (self-proclaimed) successful gambling system for jai alai. Discussion of modeling techniques, Monte Carlo methods, approaches to other gambling games and applications to other financial situations. RM

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