Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (287 p.)
Disciplina	338.4/7795
Altri autori (Persone)	Vaughan WilliamsLeighton
Soggetto topico	Gambling Gambling - Economic aspects
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-134-50838-7 1-280-22136-4 9786610221363 0-203-98693-8
Classificazione	76.31 83.03
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction / Leighton Vaughan Williams -- The favourite-longshot bias and the Gabriel and Marsden anomaly: an explanation based on utility theory / Michael Cain, David Peel and David Law -- Is the presence of inside traders necessary to give rise to a favorite-longshot bias? / Adi Schnytzer and Yuval Shilony -- Pari-mutuel place betting in Great Britain and Ireland: an extraordinary opportunity / David Jackson and Patrick Waldron -- Betting at British racecourses: a comparison of the efficiency of betting with bookmakers and at the Tote / John Peirson and Philip Blackburn -- Breakage, turnover, and betting market efficiency: new evidence from Japanese horse tracks / W. David Walls and Kelly Busche -- The impact of tipster information on bookmakers' prices in UK horse-race markets / Michael A. Smith -- On the marginal impact of information and arbitrage / Adi Schnytzer, Yuval Shilony and Richard Thorne -- Covarianace decompositions and betting markets: early insights using data from French trotting / Jack Dowie -- A competitive horse-race handicapping algorithm based on analysis of covariance / David Edelman -- Efficiency in the handicap and index betting markets for English rugby league / Robert Simmons, David Forrest and Anthony Curran -- Efficiency of the over-under betting market for National Football League games / Joseph Golec and Maurry Tamarkin -- Player injuries and price responses in the point spread wagering market / Raymond D. Sauer -- Is the UK National Lottery experiencing lottery fatigue? / Stephen Creigh-Tyte and Lisa Farrell -- Time-series modelling of Lotto demand / David Forrest -- Reconsidering the economic impact of Indian casino gambling / Gary C. Anders -- Investigating betting behaviour: a critical discussion of alternative methodological approaches / Alistair Bruce and Johnnie Johnson -- The demand for gambling: a review / David Paton, Donald S. Siegel and Leighton Vaughan Williams.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450106203321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (287 p.)
Disciplina	338.4/7795
Altri autori (Persone)	Vaughan WilliamsLeighton
Soggetto topico	Gambling Gambling - Economic aspects
ISBN	9786610221363 9781134508372 1134508379 9781134508389 1134508387 9781280221361 1280221364 9780203986936 0203986938
Classificazione	76.31 83.03
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction / Leighton Vaughan Williams -- The favourite-longshot bias and the Gabriel and Marsden anomaly: an explanation based on utility theory / Michael Cain, David Peel and David Law -- Is the presence of inside traders necessary to give rise to a favorite-longshot bias? / Adi Schnytzer and Yuval Shilony -- Pari-mutuel place betting in Great Britain and Ireland: an extraordinary opportunity / David Jackson and Patrick Waldron -- Betting at British racecourses: a comparison of the efficiency of betting with bookmakers and at the Tote / John Peirson and Philip Blackburn -- Breakage, turnover, and betting market efficiency: new evidence from Japanese horse tracks / W. David Walls and Kelly Busche -- The impact of tipster information on bookmakers' prices in UK horse-race markets / Michael A. Smith -- On the marginal impact of information and arbitrage / Adi Schnytzer, Yuval Shilony and Richard Thorne -- Covarianace decompositions and betting markets: early insights using data from French trotting / Jack Dowie -- A competitive horse-race handicapping algorithm based on analysis of covariance / David Edelman -- Efficiency in the handicap and index betting markets for English rugby league / Robert Simmons, David Forrest and Anthony Curran -- Efficiency of the over-under betting market for National Football League games / Joseph Golec and Maurry Tamarkin -- Player injuries and price responses in the point spread wagering market / Raymond D. Sauer -- Is the UK National Lottery experiencing lottery fatigue? / Stephen Creigh-Tyte and Lisa Farrell -- Time-series modelling of Lotto demand / David Forrest -- Reconsidering the economic impact of Indian casino gambling / Gary C. Anders -- Investigating betting behaviour: a critical discussion of alternative methodological approaches / Alistair Bruce and Johnnie Johnson -- The demand for gambling: a review / David Paton, Donald S. Siegel and Leighton Vaughan Williams.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910963118803321

Autore	Shaffer David Williamson
Edizione	[1st ed. 2006.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, N.Y. ; ; Basingstoke, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina	371.334
Soggetto topico	Career education - Computer-assisted instruction Vocational guidance - Computer-assisted instruction Video games Learning, Psychology of Virtual reality in education
ISBN	1-281-36149-6 9786611361495 0-230-60199-5
Classificazione	76.31
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One. Epistemology: The Debating Game; Chapter Two. Knowledge: Digital Zoo; Chapter Three. Skills: Escher's World; Chapter Four. Values: The Pandora Project; Chapter Five. Identity: science.net; Chapter Six. The future: Urban Science; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgments
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910784243603321

Autore	Ma??yra? Frans
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London, : SAGE, 2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (ix, 196 p.) : ill
Disciplina	306.487
Soggetto topico	Games
ISBN	1-4129-3446-X 1-282-15362-5 9786612153624 1-84920-539-6
Classificazione	76.31
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS GAME STUDIES?; 2 GAME CULTURE: MEANING IN GAMES; 3 PLAY AND GAMES IN HISTORY; 4 DUAL STRUCTURE AND THE ACTION GAMES OF THE 1970s; 5 ADVENTURES AND OTHER FICTION IN THE 1980s' GAMES; 6 THREE-DIMENSIONALITY AND THE EARLY 1990s; 7 THE REAL AND THE GAME: GAME CULTURE ENTERING THE NEW MILLENNIUM; 8 PREPARING FOR A GAME STUDIES PROJECT; REFERENCES; INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910777947203321

Autore	Bainbridge William Sims
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (255 p.)
Disciplina	794.8
Soggetto topico	World of Warcraft (Game) Computer games - Social aspects Shared virtual environments Virtual reality - Social aspects Online identities - Social aspects
Soggetto non controllato	GAME STUDIES/Online Games GAME STUDIES/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies
ISBN	0-262-28837-0 1-282-54191-9 9786612541919 0-262-26758-6
Classificazione	71.50 76.31
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910780990603321