Table of Contents

Chapter One. Kubeiagenesis

Chapter two. Mathematical Preliminaries

The Meaning of Probability

The Calculus of Probability

Chapter Three. Fundamental Principles of a Theory of Gambling

Decision Making and Utility

Prospect Theory

The Basic Theorems

Chapter Four. Parrondo’s Principle

The Basic Principle

Multiplayer Games

History-Dependent Parrondo Games

Quantum Parrondo Games

Cooperative Games

The Allison Mixture

Chapter Five. Coins, Wheels, and Oddments

Statistical Properties of Coins

Heads–Tails Interplay

The Two-Armed Bandit

Nontransitive Sequences

Quantum Coin Tossing

Diverse Recreations

Chapter Six. Coups and Games with Dice

A Brief Chronicle

Detection of Bias

Divers Dice Probabilities

Structured Dice Games

Nontransitive Dice

Sicherman’s Dice

Dice Divertissements

Chapter Seven. The Play of the Cards

Origins and Species

Randomness and Shuffling

Card Probabilities

Matching Problems (Rencontres)

Selected Sidelights

Informal Card Games

Formal Card Games

Chapter Eight. Blackjack

Rules and Format

Optimal Strategies

Shuffle Tracking (Ref. Hall)

Blackjack Variations

Pooled Resources

Chapter Nine. Statistical Logic and Statistical Games

Strategic Selection

The Stock Market

Duels and Truels

Random Tic-Tac-Toe

Chapter Ten. Games of Pure Skill and Competitive Computers

Nim and Its Variations

Single-Pile Countdown Games

The Grundy Function; Kayles

Seemingly Simple Board Games

More Complex Games

Games Computers Play

The Shadow of Things to Come

Chapter Eleven. Fallacies and Sophistries

Psychology and Philosophy

Paranormal Phenomena