Mathematics & Gambling Episode 2: Casino Games

Welcome to Carry the Two, the podcast about how math and statistics impact the world around us from the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation. In this season of Carry the Two we are going to be examining how math and stats intersect with the world of gambling. This episode is all about casino slot machines and roulette. Hosts Sam Hansen and Sadie Witkowski are joined by David Taylor mathematician, Assistant Vice President at SUNY Erie, and creator of a course and author of a book on the mathematics, statistics, and probability of gambling. 

Find our transcript here: Google Doc or .txt file

Make sure to check out David's Book Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics

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