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World Wide Web

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:05:24 +0000

The World Wide Web (the “Web” or “WWW” for short) is a hypertext system that operates over the Internet. Hypertext is browsed using a program called a web browser which retrieves pieces of information (called “documents” or “web pages”) from … Read More

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Cribbage statistics

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:20:40 +0000

There are 12,994,800 scoring hands in Cribbage (52c5 x 5, 5 cards then any of those 5 as the turn up card). Approximately 8.5% of randomly drawn four-card hands will score 0 (not including pegging). The highest score is 29 … Read More

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Over-under

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:57:36 +0000

An over-under or over/under bet is a wager in which a sportsbook will predict a number for a statistic in a given game (usually the combined score of the two teams), and bettors wager that the actual number in the … Read More

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Odds

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:04:51 +0000

In probability theory and statistics the odds in favor of an event or a proposition are the quantity p / (1 − p), where p is the probability of the event or proposition. The logarithm of the odds is the … Read More

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Cribbage

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:39:48 +0000

Cribbage or Crib is a card game for two, three or four players that involves forming combinations of cards over a series of hands to accumulate points. Points are mainly scored by runs, regardless of suit; by pairs, triples and … Read More

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Strategy and the meta-game for Button Men

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:16:33 +0000

Not all Button Men are evenly matched against one another. Though designers attempt to balance a Button Man’s strengths and weaknesses, necessarily it happens that some arrangements of die sizes and skills are more likely to win games than others. … Read More

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Liar’s poker

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:52:02 +0000

Liar’s poker is a bar game that combines statistical reasoning with bluffing, and is played with the eight-digit serial number on a dollar bill. Normally the game is played with a stack of random bills obtained from the cash register.The … Read More

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Baseball

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:14:36 +0000

Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia. The modern game was developed in the United States from early bat-and-ball games played in Britain, and it has become the national sport of … Read More

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Four Queens

Nicolae Sfetcu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:31:10 +0000

Four QueensFacts and statistics Address: 202 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Opening date: 1966 Casino type: Land-Based Theme: Victorian Carnival Owner: TLC Casino Enterprises, Inc. No. of rooms: 690 Total gaming space: 50,000 ft² Signature attractions: Queen’s Machine Notable restaurants: Hugo’s Cellar,Magnolia’s Years renovated: 1976, 1977, … Read More

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Spread betting

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:20:48 +0000

Spread betting is a form of gambling on the outcome of any event where the more accurate the gamble, the more is won and conversely the less accurate the more is lost. A bet is made against a ‘spread’ (or … Read More

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