gambling

Using statistical models to win almost $1B in horse-race gambling

Statistics / Bloomberg, gambling, horse-racing

I think this is what statistics is truly for.
Texas hold ’em win probabilities

Statistical Visualization / gambling, poker

Software engineer Chris Beaumont visualized the strength of opponent hands in Texas hold…
Gambler’s perspective on sports team win probabilities

Statistical Visualization / gambling, sports

Michael Beuoy’s win probability model plotted on FiveThirtyEight starts all NBA teams at…
Gambling data as a proxy for excitement in sports

Statistics / gambling, sports

After he noticed gambling odds fluctuate wildly at the end of a football…
Odds of a perfect NCAA March Madness bracket

Statistics / basketball, gambling, NCAA

Math professor Jeff Bergen explains the odds of picking a perfect bracket.…
Odds of losing in roulette

Statistical Visualization / gambling, roulette

Jay Jacobs has some fun with roulette simulations and explores the odds of…
Statistics for gambling

Statistics / blackjack, gambling

Statistics isn’t just for finding out how our world works and how companies…