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class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Part I The History</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 1 Pits, Pebbles, and Bones: Rolling to Discover Fate</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 2 The Professionals: Luck Becomes Measurable</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">19</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 3 From Coffeehouses to Casinos: Gaming Becomes Big Business</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">37</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 4 There's No Stopping It Now: From Bans to Bookies</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">46</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 5 Betting with Trillions: The 2008 World Economic Calamity</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">58</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Part II The Mathematics</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 6 Who's Got a Royal Flush?: One Deal as Likely as Another</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">75</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 7 The Behavior of a Coin: Making Predictions with Probability</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">83</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 8 Someone Has To Win: Betting against Expectation</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">101</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 9 A Truly Astonishing Result: The Weak Law of Large Numbers</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">118</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 10 The Skill/Luck Spectrum: Even Great Talent Needs Some Good Fortune</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">131</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Part III The Analysis</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 11 Let It Ride: The House Money Effect</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">157</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 12 Knowing When to Quit: Psychomanaging Risk</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">168</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 13 The Theories: What Makes a Gambler?</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">182</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 14 Hot Hands: Expecting Long Runs of the Same Outcome</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">202</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Chapter 15 Luck: The Dicey Illusion</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">209</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Acknowledgments</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">217</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Appendix A Descriptions of the Games Used in This Book</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">219</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Appendix B Glossary of Gambling Terms Used in This Book</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">224</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Appendix C The Weak Law of Large Numbers</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">227</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_labeltitle"> <div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">Appendix D Glossary of Mathematical Definitions</div> </td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_author"></td> <td> </td> <td class="syndetics_dtoc_company"></td> <td> 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