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Activity Number:
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391
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Sports
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| Abstract - #307752 |
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Title:
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It's All Fair Game: Consulting for an Online Competitive Entertainment Company
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Author(s):
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Mark E. Glickman*+
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Companies:
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Boston University
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Address:
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EN Rogers Mem Hosp (152), Bldg 70, Bedford, MA, 01730,
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Keywords:
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Handicapping ; games ; rating system ; gambling
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Abstract:
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In the last 5+ years, there has been an explosion of web sites hosting skill-based games, such as traditional games like chess and poker, arcade-style games, and more. Some gaming sites induce players to compete by adding a gambling element; a player registers a credit card on the gaming site and then competes for cash and prizes in their favorite games. To ensure fairness and attract new players, the games need to be handicapped appropriately so that less-skilled players have a good chance at winning prize money. This talk discusses work performed by the author in conjunction with an online gaming company to develop a handicapping system for solitaire games. The work involved developing a statistical algorithm to produce a game score that the player would need to outperform in order to win a prize. The algorithm is fit and applied to game outcomes data from the gaming web site.
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