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1 comments about "Winning" Lotto Analysis "Secrets": With Lotto Software Reviews & Source Directory.

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2 comments about Free Money! How to Win Sweepstakes According to the Judges.

1. The author is Ernir Asselin and this HOW TO BOOK



2. This is a decent book with some excellent basic rules on sweepstaking, but for the most part it's obsolete because it was written well before the internet boom, therefore excluding any discussion of how to enter sweepstakes and contests online. I can't say I'd recommend this book when there are many others out there that are more up to date.

1 comments about The Basics of Winning Keno (Basics of Winning).

1. This book does an excellent job of explaining the various types of keno tickets. I was disappointed to find quite a few spelling and grammatical errors. I would recommend the book for beginners and for those players who are wanting to learn about "way" and "combination" tickets.

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3 comments about Complete Guide To Winning Keno.

1. I found the book to be very interesting and informative, if you have never played keno before, or if you are just starting to play. I live in Las Vegas and Keno is the only game I play. For me, purchasing this book was a waste of money. For one, the title, WINNING KENO. The book consists of formulas, odds, probabilities, etc., nowhere does it say how to win at Keno. The title maybe should have read MONEY MANAGEMENT WHILE PLAYING KENO. Another thing, like most people in Las Vegas (my opinion), I play video Keno. Of the 51 chapters or so, there is only 1 chapter devoted to video Keno. And, for the most part, I somewhat disagree with Mr. Cowles findings regarding video Keno. I am by no means an expert, but from my experiences, my conclusions are completely opposite of his. His theory is that it is completely random and that's it. My theory is that there are good and bad machines depending what part of the program they are in. Good in the sense that they constantly repeat numbers and patterns, and bad in the sense that they continuously give out scatterd numbers with no blocks (groupings). In any event, I would definitely never, never recommend this book to any of my friends or family, if they are already into the game of Keno.



2. This is a book for the non-slot machine Keno player who wants to move from beginner or from an experienced player relying on instinct and common sense, to an intermediate player wise to the in's and out's of this complex and ancient gambling game. Of particular use will be the mathematical formulas necessary to calculate way (or combination) tickets and begin to perceive the odds. For example, it is smarter to play a way ticket of 3 groups of three, or 4 groups of three, or even 5 groups of three? And on a way ticket of 5 groups of 3, just how many combinations of 6 are possible? Or 9? This book shows you how to calculate those numbers. There is nothing new here for the expert player and those who just stuff coins into a Keno slot machine will be equally disappointed. The book is written in a flowing and casual style making it a quick read except for the time spent lingering over and understanding the relatively simple math and reviewing some helpful tables. Lots of excellent tips and info on the game in general. Interestingly, the author relates some short antecdotes about he and his wife's adventures in the casinos playing Keno. It seems she, not the author, may have been the more successful player. I don't know if she followed his advice, but I'd love to read her book! Maybe this isn't the absolute and Compleat Keno but it is all the Keno reference book most of us "play for fun" Keno addicts will need. A good deal for the price.



3. The title is a misnomer. This is not a guide to winning at Keno. It rather tells of the history of the game, relates the adventures of the author and gives just a brief explanation on how to play the game. I definitely do not recommend this book. It's a waste of your money.

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3 comments about The Lottery Solution.

1. William Atwood has written a very exciting book using the latest data on lottery research. Usually, lotto books will use various formulas based on personal opinion and personal bias. Many other lotto books use mystical thinking as a substitute for genuine mathematical reasoning. Atwood uses mathematical reasoning to show step by step how the lottery system is designed and how the quick pick is designed to deliberately create a false probability relationship and that the quick picks tend to be mathematical illusionary because of the lack of numeric understanding of the total numbers at play in a given game. Atwood major problem is that the number of systems needed to play at optimal level is never revealed and consequently you are not sure of the number of systems to be played to increase the winning sequence. Atwook refutes the chaos theorist who believe that the game cannot be broken due to the random numbers given at a single drawing. However, Atwoods analysis is state of the art and will give you a very honest understanding of the nature of the lotto games. Can he guarantee that you will win? This is a question that supercomputer can probably answer in the near future.



2. Mr. Atwood's Matrix certainly improves the chance that you'll have every winning number represented SOMEWHERE among your number-combinations, but it does not improve the chance that all winning numbers will be combined within a single number-combination (i.e., make you a jackpot winner). Frankly, I believe that Mr. Atwood must know this, yet he still chose to publish two editions of this "solution."
   
   In the appendix data, Mr. Atwood shows how many lines are defeated by a single number due to what he calls "random creep." He conspicuously opts *not* to show how Matrix passes this same test. If you spend only a couple minutes looking for yourself, you'll see that Matrix has just as many lines defeated by a single number (sometimes more) despite the complete absence of "random creep."
   
   Random creep is just a neat term Mr. Atwood coined to make his ideas sound authoritative. There's nothing statistically valid about this concept (at least not as concerns lottery numbers). Using Matrix, Mr. Atwood's software, or the book's advice won't improve your chances of winning any prize.
   
   HOWEVER, the book does have some redeeming value (despite really poor writing throughout). One of the final chapters details a conspiracy theory about how lottery operators might be allowed to hold-out certain permutations of all numbers when a player chooses the "easy pick" option. Atwood says that independent auditing firms oversee only the DRAWING OF NUMBERS. Interesting and possibly worth some investigative journalism. (Still, with the decades-long existence of lotteries in America and no such claims becoming public as yet, it seems *unlikely*. . . but something worth considering.)



3. Maths theory bags lotto jackpot
   October 25, 2006 12:07pm
   MOST of us believe winning lotto is down to the luck of the draw.
   But a syndicate of university professors and tutors in Britain thought it could also be related to the principles of mathematical probability.
   
   And their theory was spectacularly vindicated this week when they matched all six numbers and scooped the $13 million lotto jackpot.
   
   The syndicate, made up of 17 staff members at Bradford University and College, bagged the big prize by using two boxes, 49 pieces of paper and a large amount of brainpower.
   
   But it was far from an overnight success.
   
   Syndicate leader Barry Waterhouse, 41, who works at the design and printing section of the university, explained that the syndicate had been doing the National Lottery for eight years without conspicuous success after it started in 1994 with each member picking his or her own line.
   
   "We just weren't winning with the numbers being picked that way, so we thought of a different method which would mean all 49 numbers would be used,' Mr Waterhouse said.
   
   The syndicate then set up a computer program to check the numbers every week.
   
   It took four years and a total outlay of $8700, but on Saturday, the formula succeeded.
   
   Matching the winning numbers and the bonus ball, they hit the jackpot.
   
   "We just thought that if all the numbers are in use, we must have a good chance of winning and it has proved so, though you never really think it will happen to you, "Mr Waterhouse said.
   
   Fellow syndicate member David Firth, 63, said: "We have won tenners and the odd 70 quid in the past, but now this is the big one."
   
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