The utility of gambling

DOI10.1007/BF01072614zbMATH Open0775.90033OpenAlexW4241046520MaRDI QIDQ2367586FDOQ2367586

Authors: John Conlisk 

Publication date: 2 September 1993

Published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01072614

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16) Probabilistic games; gambling (91A60)

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Cited In (8)

• A second-generation disappointment aversion theory of decision making under risk
• Utility of gambling. I: Entropy modified linear weighted utility
• Misunderstanding of the binomial distribution, market inefficiency, and learning behavior: evidence from an exotic sports betting market
• Estimating risk preferences of bettors with different bet sizes
• Utility of gambling. II: Risk, paradoxes, and data
• From aggregate betting data to individual risk preferences
• Skewness seeking: risk loving, optimism or overweighting of small probabilities?
• Lowest unique bid auctions with population uncertainty

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