March 8, 2002

A Professor Bets on Jai Alai With Computer Models

By BROCK READ

Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win

The sport of jai alai might not have a wide following, but its complex scoring system "has interesting mathematical properties that just beg the techno-geek to try to exploit it," writes Steven Skiena, a professor of computer science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In a new book, Mr. Skiena does just that, using computer models to develop a system for betting on jai alai that he put into

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