Taking chances winning with probability - Haigh, John (Oxford University Press, 1999)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index
What is probability? -- Lotteries -- Football pools, premium bonds -- One coin, many games -- Dice -- Games with few choices -- Waiting, waiting, waiting -- Let's play best of three -- TV games -- Casino games -- Bookies, the Tote, spread betting -- This sporting life -- Lucky for some--miscellanea -- Appendix I. Counting -- Appendix II. Probability -- Appendix III. Averages and variability -- Appendix IV. Goodness-of-fit tests -- Appendix V. The Kelly strategy -- Solutions to test yourself quizzes -- Literature cited