Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon, Second Editionexplains the mathematics involved in analyzing games of chance, includingcasino games, horse racing and other sports, and lotteries. The book helps readersunderstand the mathematical reasons why some gambling games are betterfor the player than others. It is also suitable as a textbook for an introductorycourse on probability.Along with discussing the mathematics of well-known casino games, the authorexamines game variations that have been proposed or used in actual casinos. Numerous examples illustrate the mathematical ideas in a range of casino gameswhile end-of-chapter exercises go beyond routine calculations to give readershands-on experience with casino-related computations.Mark Bollman is Professor of Mathematics and chair of the Department ofMathematics & Computer Science at Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and hastaught 118 different courses in his career. Among these courses is “Mathematics ofthe Gaming Industry,” where mathematics majors carefully study the math behindgames of chance and travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, in order to compare theory andpractice. He has also taken those ideas into Albion’s Honors Program in “GreatIssues in Humanities: Perspectives on Gambling,” which considers gambling fromliterary, philosophical, and historical points of view as well as mathematically.Mark has also authored Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries, Mathematicsof Casino Carnival Games, and Mathematics of The Big Four Casino TableGames: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette.