Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets

Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets
ISBN-10
9814470643
ISBN-13
9789814470643
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English

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Brecher, Stephen L., Beating the Races with a Computer, (Long Beach, CA: Software Supply, 1980) Epstein, Richard A., The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic, revised edition, (New York, NY: Academic Press, 1977) Figlewski, Stephen, ...

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