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Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries
AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
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Mark Bollman
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Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries is an elementary treatment of the mathematics, primarily probability and simple combinatorics, involved in lotteries and keno. Keno has a long history as a high-advantage, high-payoff casino game, and state lottery games such as Powerball are mathematically similar. MKL also considers such lottery games as passive tickets, daily number drawings, and specialized games offered around the world. In addition, there is a section on financial mathematics that explains the connection between lump-sum lottery prizes (as with Powerball) and their multi-year annuity options. So-called "winning systems" for keno and lotteries are examined mathematically and their flaws identified. New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
"Keno is a gambling game in which the house randomly selects a subset of numbers from a given range. Players choose a subset and bet on the size of the intersection. Occasionally order matters. Payo s for various matches are specified in advance, always with a house advantage. State lotteries work the same way.
The author uses his passion for the history of Keno and Keno-like games and lotteries to teach the traditional combinatorics of permutations and combinations and the calculation of expected values. He documents the real examples in the text and exercises with 167 references, including one to a paper of Euler's and one to a lottery instance when the house advantage was momentarily a disadvantage.
The treatment is essentially elementary. Just a little algebra sufices. The text shows how to use Excel for some tasks."
- Ethan D. Bolker - Mathematical Reviews Clippings - March 2019
The author uses his passion for the history of Keno and Keno-like games and lotteries to teach the traditional combinatoric
The treatment is essentially elementary. Just a little algebra sufices. The text shows how to use Excel for some tasks."
- Ethan D. Bolker - Mathematical