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Book SynopsisPeople 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,...
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Table of ContentsGod Does Play Dice Cleopatra's Nose To Gamble or not to Gamble: is there a Question? The Three Rs: Risk, Reward and Rationality The Harder I Work, the Luckier I Get Monkeys Throwing Darts Ginsberg's Theorem Winner Takes All A Market for Lemons The Fox and the Hedgehog Bibliography
