The Kelly Criterion in Blackjack Sports Betting, and the Stock Market

Handbook of Asset and Liability Management - Set

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 385-428

  Thorp, Edward O ^a  

^a Edward O Thorp and Associates   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-044453248-0.50015-0     Document Type: Chapter

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