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Best of the web you bet!

Brian B. — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:05:02 -0800

Poker hand simulator. Get a feel for the odds before you bet the farm.

Rien ne vas plus

magullo — Thu, 24 Jun 2004 06:03:04 -0800

Most gamblers will laugh at the idea that there exists a scientific method to (legally) beat a casino roulette.

Well, it turns out that they are wrong. (Here is a PDF file with more details, in Spanish)

Mileage may vary

Probability, Possibility And High Jinks

MiguelCardoso — Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:23:13 -0800

What Are The Odds Against Hamlet? This wonderful piece, representative of British academia at its best, most tongue-in-cheek, inclusive and playful, still presents a problem which wasn't (probably can't be) solved. What are the odds that it could be taken seriously? Mathematicians and literary theorists enter at their peril. The rest of us can feel free!

Monopoly Odds

srboisvert — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 06:02:09 -0800

Monopoly Stats. Now you can play the odds [via boingboing.net]

pitchblende — Fri, 01 Nov 2002 12:31:04 -0800

The Political Oddsmaker gives you the odds of a particular candidate winning their election. You can get odds for each of the major U.S. races (Senate, House, and Governors for this election). It claims a 98% success rate in picking the winner since 1996 (more inside.)

Blake — Wed, 24 Jul 2002 12:46:33 -0800

Odds of Death Due to Injury, United States, 1998 Your lifetime odds of dying from:
Air and space transport, 1 in 5,092
Poisoning by solids and liquids, 1 in 344
Drowning, 1 in 9,396
Firearms, 1 in 202
Jumping from high places, 1 in 7,402

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 20 Mar 2002 07:52:31 -0800

Pick Your Winners For The Oscars: UK-based Blue Square gives you the odds. So how would you bet a virtual $100? And how much would you stand to win?(That is, if you could do the maths...)

stevis — Sat, 03 Mar 2001 21:47:14 -0800

Going down? NPR's Savvy Traveler did a bit on this site; apparently it tells you the odds of a crash on your chosen flight. Question is, do I want to know?