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Tables of Contents for The Economics of Gambling
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of figures
vii
List of tables
ix
List of contributors
xiii
Introduction
1
1
Leighton Vaughan Williams
The favourite--longshot bias and the Gabriel and Marsden anomaly: an explanation based on utility theory
2
12
Michael Cain
David Peel
David Law
Is the presence of inside traders necessary to give rise to a favorite--longshot bias?
14
4
Adi Schnytzer
Yuval Shilony
Pari-mutuel place betting in Great Britain and Ireland: an extraordinary opportunity
18
12
David Jackson
Patrick Waldron
Betting at British racecourses: a comparison of the efficiency of betting with bookmakers and at the Tote
30
13
John Peirson
Philip Blackburn
Breakage, turnover, and betting market efficiency: new evidence from Japanese horse tracks
43
24
W. David Walls
Kelly Busche
The impact of tipster information on bookmakers' prices in UK horse-race markets
67
13
Michael A. Smith
On the marginal impact of information and arbitrage
80
15
Adi Schnytzer
Yuval Shilony
Richard Thorne
Covariance decompositions and betting markets: early insights using data from French trotting
95
11
Jack Dowie
A competitive horse-race handicapping algorithm based on analysis of covariance
106
8
David Edelman
Efficiency in the handicap and index betting markets for English rugby league
114
21
Robert Simmons
David Forrest
Anthony Curran
Efficiency of the over--under betting market for National Football League games
135
10
Joseph Golec
Maurry Tamarkin
Player injuries and price responses in the point spread wagering market
145
20
Raymond D. Sauer
Is the UK National Lottery experiencing lottery fatigue?
165
17
Stephen Creigh-Tyte
Lisa Farrell
Time-series modelling of Lotto demand
182
22
David Forrest
Reconsidering the economic impact of Indian casino gambling
204
20
Gary C. Anders
Investigating betting behaviour: a critical discussion of alternative methodological approaches
224
23
Alistair Bruce
Johnnie Johnson
The demand for gambling: a review
247
18
David Paton
Donald S. Siegel
Leighton Vaughan Williams
Index
265