Having difficulty predicting the ups and downs of the stock market? Have you considered the fuzzification of candlesticks? Authors Partha Roy, Sanjay Sharma and M.K. Kowar (at the Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, India) have – and present their approach in the International Journal of Hybrid Information Technology, Vol. 5, No. 3, July, 2012. The […]
Tag: gambling
Gambling: Plato + Socratic etymology of her riddle’s answer
This study explains gambling in a way no other study has managed. We believe this paper features the first appearance — anywhere, ever — of the phrase “an analysis of the foot wager of the Sphinx“: “Souls/Soles of Signs — Tell Totems and the Sphinx Wager,” Darryl A. Smith [pictured here], University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Center […]
“No-crap craps: crapless craps done right”
For intellectual property enthusiasts: “No-crap craps: crapless craps done right,” US patent application # 2006/0043671 A1, filed August 30, 2004 by Stuart N. Ethier. Here’s how Ethier summarizes his innovation: “Crapless Craps, a game that has existed for more than 20 years, is a modification of standard craps designed to eliminate the possibility of the […]
How to gamble if you’re in a hurry, colorfully
The trio of Ekhad, Georgiadis and Zeilberger evidently had a good time writing this statistico-mathematical paper: “How to Gamble If You’re In a Hurry“ Shalosh B. Ekhad, Evangelos Georgiadis, Doron Zeilberger [pictured here] arXiv:1112.1645, Dec 7, 2011 “The beautiful theory of statistical gambling, started by Dubins and Savage (for subfair games) and continued by Kelly and Breiman (for superfair […]
Why casinos might ban gamblers who have tatoos
A press release from Northwestern University almost hints at why gambling casinos might decide to ban anyone who sports a tatoo: Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed “tattoo electronics” — wireless electronics so flexible and thin they can be applied to the skin and forgotten. “The blurring of electronics and […]
Brain damage might help gamblers
Brain damage can sometimes give gamblers a winning edge, an American study suggests. The researchers take a flier at explaining how and why certain brain lesions might, in some circumstances, help a person to triumph over others or over adversity. The study – Investment Behavior and the Negative Side of Emotion – published in the […]
Bank gives its customers “funny money”
A sign of recovery in the banking industry: Citibank invites its customers to a gambling event at which “The games will be played with ‘funny money’ provided by the bank.” The cover letter accompanying their invitation [a portion of the invitation is reproduced at right] reads: As a token of our appreciation to you, our […]
Slot Machine Gamblers: Hard to Study?
It’s hard to get good payoffs from slot machines, yes. But it’s also hard to get good information from slot-machine gamblers, and that made things awkward for psychologists Mark Griffiths, of Nottingham Trent University, and Jonathan Parke, of Salford University. They explained how, in a monograph called Slot Machine Gamblers – Why Are They So […]