A guide to modeling analyses for financial and sports gambling markets, with a focus on major current events Addressing the highly competitive and risky environ

Its basic empirical research and investigation of pure theories of investment in the sports and lottery markets make this volume a winner. These markets are sim

The degree to which markets incorporate information is one of the most important questions facing economists today. This book provides a fascinating study of th

Given the magnitude of currency speculation and sports gambling, it is surprising that the literature contains mostly negative forecasting results. Majority opi

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