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	Gambler's fallacy - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The gambler's fallacy is one of many common misunderstandings which arise in everyday reasoning about probabilities, many of which have been studied in a great detail.
		Notice that the gambler's fallacy is quite different from the following path of reasoning (which comes to the opposite conclusion): the coin comes up heads more often than tails, so it is not a fair coin, so I will bet that the next toss will be heads also.
		Some claim that the gambler's fallacy is a cognitive bias produced by a psychological heuristic called the representativeness heuristic.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /gambler%27s_fallacy.htm (702 words)

	The Gambler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gambler, a 1917 opera by Sergei Prokofiev based on the novella.
		The Gambler, a 1974 movie starring James Caan and Paul Sorvino.
		The Gambler, a 1997 movie about the writing of Dostoyevsky's novella directed by Károly Makk and starring Michael Gambon as Dostoyevsky.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Gambler (118 words)

	Noqoìlpi, the Gambler: A Navajo Myth
		The pets of the gambler begged the Wind to blow hard, so that they might have an excuse to give their master for not keeping due watch when he was in danger, and in the morning the Wind blew for them a strong gale.
		The gambler strained with all his might at his tree, but could not move it, while his opponent, when his turn came, shoved the other tree prostrate with little effort, for its roots had all been severed by the Gopher.
		The gambler struck his ball a heavy blow, but it did not reach the line; the stranger gave his but a light tap, and the bird within it flew with it far beyond the line, where at the released captives jumped over the line and joined their people.
	www.sacred-texts.com /nam/nav/gambler.htm (3162 words)

	Golden Age Villains: The Gambler
		By 1944, the Gambler's ego was not satisfied with his Midwestern successes and took his operations to the larger cities of the East.
		He caught up with the Gambler twice, only to be thwarted by the special derringer that the Gambler kept hidden in his sleeve, one which fired ammonia or flout gas.
		Finally, at a horse race, the Gambler decided to shift the odds in his favor by provoking the horses to stampede into the crowds to cover his escape.
	my.execpc.com /~icicle/GAMBLER.html (1929 words)

	Saga of the Gambler's Ruin
		The gambler is determined to continue play until he or the house is in ruined.
		Notice that the gambler's first wager resulted in a win, however, the gambler ultimately lost all his money so was ruined.
		Here the gambler is ruined in only about 9 in 10 encounters with the house.
	www.mathcorner.com /coursebuilder/dothemath/gamblers_ruin/wordpro_files/gamblers_ruin.htm (816 words)

	Gambler's Ruin Applet Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The gambler decides that he/she will gamble until a certain goal, $c, is achieved or there is no money left.
		The solution of the finite difference equation produces the analytic formula for the success of the gambler given the initial amount of cash, the goal, and the probability of winning each time the chosen game is played.
		By increasing the number of gamblers from a small number, say 10, to a larger number, say 1000, give some justification for why these gamblers do not have a huge impact on the overall simulation.
	www.math.usu.edu /~koebbe/GR/GamblersRuin/GamblersRuin.html (1301 words)

	TAP: Web Feature: The Gambler. by Noy Thrupkaew. April 11, 2003. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In his furious quest for cash, Lucky has run-ins with all manner of unpleasant people: a drugged-out groupie, Lucky's nasty car-dealer boss, a compulsively smoking gambler named "Trach" (due to recent throat surgery) and a freaky loan shark fresh out of prison.
		But he makes that classic gambler's mistake: thinking that cash can stand in for any number of emotions, the joy and promise of the first scene, the remorse of this last.
		This article may not be resold, reprinted, or redistributed for compensation of any kind without prior written permission from the author.
	www.prospect.org /webfeatures/2003/04/thrupkaew-n-04-11.html (938 words)

	Bowie Knives > Ontario Knife Company > The Gambler
		The Gambler is the fourth and final knife in the Bagwell-Ontario collaboration.
		The Gambler is a classic traditional coffin handled Bowie such as was used from the period 1839 through the Civil War and into the Indian Wars.
		The Gambler has a 9 5/8" blade, traditional oval guard, and brass fittings.
	www.ebladestore.com /knives/ON-BB1.html (148 words)

	DVD Empire - Item - Gambler, The / DVD-Video
		Karel Reisz's THE GAMBLER (1974) is a still-bold, if not always successful portrait of a university professor (Caan) who has a remarkable addiction to games of chance and the thrill and excitement it gives him.
		James Caan plays the gambler, and he plays the part with the style and realism that only true gamblers relate to.
		The end of the film is exceptional, few gamblers dare venture into that kind of territory for kicks, but Caan is a true gambler.
	www.dvdempire.com /Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=46664&partner_id=10007512 (333 words)

	The Gambler on DVD - MovieWeb
		Inspired both by the Dostoyevsky novel THE GAMBLER and the events that inspired it, Karoly Makk's THE GAMBLER is a fascinating blend of fact and fiction that illuminates the gray area between the artist and his art.
		As he feverishly dictates the account of a gambler and his stormy love life, the film intercuts both the fictional scenes being dictated as well as events from Dostoyevsky's and Anna's lives that closely parallel the events of the novel.
		THE GAMBLER is both a riveting blend of Dostoyevsky's real and imagined lives, bolstered by a star turn from Mr.
	movieweb.com /dvd/dvd.php?720917532028 (280 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Gambler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Gambler is primarily a book about obssession and mania, a topic that Dostoyevsky would go on to further explore using criminal, political and religious themes as a backdrop.
		The God in the gambler is not Christ, but Lady Luck and her spinning ways at the roullette wheel.
		With The Gambler, we get to meet a group of Russians staying in the German town of Roulettenburg (I live in Germany, just where is this town anyway?) as a melodramatic series of events plays out in their lives.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0486290816 (1314 words)

	THE GAMBLER (1974) - DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Gambler's Freed is all too typical of the type, with its literary pretensions mixed in with a helping of macho declarations that could only come from a lifetime of hero-worship at the movies.
		This is the most crucial aspect of the seventies hero, the ability to leave his mark on a universe that doesn't acknowledge his existence; his is a search for something permanent and coherent in the face of an absent god.
		In The Gambler, Axel Freed is engaged in an attempt to control his fate; his knack for losing only heightens his desire to play, because winning is a means of asserting himself in his life.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/gambler.htm (1220 words)

	The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky: A searchable online version at The Literature Network
		The Gambler brilliantly captures the strangely powerful compulsion to bet that Dostoevsky, himself a compulsive gambler, knew so well.
		The hero rides an emotional roller coaster between exhilaration and despair, and secondary characters such as the Grandmother, who throws much of her fortune away at the gaming tables, are unforgettable.
		The book's publishing history is equally so: Under the pressure of a deadline from an unscrupulous publisher, and with rights to his entire oeuvre at stake, Dostoevsky dictated the book in less than a month to the star pupil of Russia's first shorthand school.
	www.online-literature.com /dostoevsky/the_gambler (179 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - The Gambler -- Károly Makk - DVD - Dolby 5.1 / Stereo
		In the process of getting Dostoyevsky's imagination to paper, Anna soon understands that The Gambler is autobiographical -- the tale of a young couple Polina (Polly Walker) and Alexei (Dominic West) at the casino in the fictional German resort Roulettenburg, where Alexei's gambling obsession has put him in debt.
		As the work on The Gambler continues, an attraction develops between the author and the secretary, and scenes from the work-in-progress are featured.
		In real life, Anna Grigoryevna Snitkina did indeed take shorthand on The Gambler, and she went on to become Dostoyevsky's second wife in 1867.
	video.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?userid=i9883Sf9JD&EAN=720917532028&FRM=0&itm=3 (341 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw / The Gambler V: Playing for Keeps [IMPORT] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Inspired by Rogers's 1978 hit song (which is replayed in each film) and beginning with The Gambler in 1980, this low-key series of two-night, four-hour broadcasts drew a majority of Rogers's loyal fans, and they hold up today as likeable showcases for Kenny and a lot of young 'n' old genre stalwarts.
		The Gambler Returns: Luck of the Draw (1991) has an irresistible hook: As feisty Reba McEntire partners up with Rogers's Brady Hawkes, the hoary plot features a posse of stars from classic TV Westerns, from Gene Barry's Bat Masterson to David Carradine as swift-kickin' Kwai-Chang Caine, from the '70s ABC series Kung Fu.
		The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw: Kenny Rogers saddles up for his most spectacular ride as Brady Hawkes, better known as The Gambler.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008ZZ6T (585 words)

	The Gambler
		Being a retired banker, the Gambler knows his way around most banks and sometimes pays them a visit "after hours".
		The Gambler is also a good shooter and always quick off the draw so dont let his mystique fool you.
		Although the Gambler is financially stable, it is unknown why he turned to a life of crime.
	home1.gte.net /res0pda6/reachenout2/id2.html (110 words)

	The Gambler (1974) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is one of those movies that if your a gambler you can Identify with.
		This is probably one of his better films so if your a James Caan fan check it out.
		Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Gambler (1974)
	us.imdb.com /Title?0071532 (217 words)

	The Gambler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Okay, here's a picture of the Gambler and the Ringmaster together, so you can have an easier time telling them apart.
		The ringmaster is kid-sized, the Gambler is adult sized.
		They both have mustaches, but the Gambler has a BIG mustache.
	patriot.net /~marimacc/faq/people/gambler.html (114 words)

	DVD Authority \| DVD Review of Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I believe this film to be a landmark project in many respects, but the most obvious influence is found in terms of film noir, at least I think so.
		Mabuse: The Gambler is presented in a windowboxed transfer, as intended.
		This means the image has fl bars on all sides, but this is never a distraction and allows for all of the image to be shown, which is very important.
	www.dvdauthority.com /Reviews.asp?ReviewID=821 (956 words)

	The Gambler (by Uri Avnery) - Media Monitors Network
		He has a successful day, he wins and wins, an immense heap of chips is stacked in front of him.
		He goes on gambling, loses and loses, until the last chip is collected by the croupier.
		In the classic stories, the gambler gets up, as pale as the wall, struggles to the door, puts a revolver to his temple and shoots himself.
	www.mediamonitors.net /uri48.html (997 words)

	The Gambler Movie: The Gambler DVD is available from Bestprices.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		THE GAMBLER, directed by Karel Reisz, stars James Caan in a difficult role as Alex Freed, a compulsive gambler with many inner demons, who is completely out of control.
		He can't resist a bad bet because that's where the "juice" is. While his irrational rationalizations--largely influenced by Dostoyevsky, whose novel, THE GAMBLER, he teaches to his students at City College--might seem like a lot of existential hot air, they are well dramatized, making his descent downward believable even as his actions become increasingly frenetic.
		Made at the same time as Robert Altman's CALIFORNIA SPLIT, which attempted to visually create the internal world of the compulsive gambler, here Reisz presents a gritty realism to the world of bookies, loan sharks, and their violent enforcers.
	www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/097360867848IE (246 words)

	Amazon.com: DVD: The Gambler (1997) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As you know, "The Gambler" is a novella written by Dostoyevsky in 1866, but the film you see is not only the adaptation of the book but also about the process behind the birth of the original story.
		Among this real-life events evolves a novella "The Gambler" which follows a life of a Russian tutor Alexey Ivanovich smong the colorful characters in a certain spa.
		Trivia: check out Oscar-winner Luise Rainer as 'The Grandmother' the most eccentric character in "The Gambler." Now almost forgotten, but she is one of the few people who won two Oscars in a row, and this film is her "come-back" to the bigger screen after 54 years.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005Y6Y4?v=glance (1937 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Gambler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SYNOPSIS: The novel centers around the career of a natural gambler named Alexei, who, as a tutor in the household of a certain Russian General, is infatuated with two things: the roulette and Paulina, the General's high-spirited niece.
		He is truly a natural gambler; throughout the novel we see him taking wild risks, for example, telling Paulina that he would throw himself from the Schlangenberg with her slightest approval.
		It is also the best book about gambling ever written and gives the feeling of how the gambler is so possessed, obsessed by the action loses his rationality and sense completely in the course of it.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393316491?v=glance (2640 words)

	Guitar Resources: Tablature: Rogers, Kenny: The Gambler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Gambler: F Bb F On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere Bb F C I met up with a gambler.
		F Bb F So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness Bb F C7 F till boredom overtook us and he began to speak.
		Bb F C7 F Ther'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done." "Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin' Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep.
	www.guitarists.net /tab/print.php?id=19372 (371 words)

	The Gambler (1997) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		My biographical snooping doesn't yield much in the way of clues, but it seems likely that, Louise Brooks-like, Rainer had simply had it with the movie colony.
		As the antihero's dowager-empress grandma, Rainer has two big scenes: they're all about the strange, giddy, self-annihilating glee the old bat experiences discovering what the fun of roulette is all about.
		The movie details the 27 days in which Dostoevsky had to write THE GAMBLER or lose all rights to his future work, and it manages to convey exactly nothing about obsession, creation, lust, destitution, joy, connivance, religiosity, or gambling.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0129111 (544 words)

	Gambler
		Gambler, especially once I learn to drive her in a chop.
		Gamblers in the late 80's and at the time they were the fastest
		Gambler and I found this one in fair shape, paint needs some
	www.bassboatcentral.com /gambler.htm (1455 words)

	Wright Brothers R/C: The Gambler+ DLG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Gambler+ is a discus-launchable hand-launch glider (DLG) made of built up balsa and composite material construction.
		It has been designed as an affordable alternative to the more expensive all-composite discus and side-arm launch gliders available today.
		The Gambler+ is a hobby-class airplane for those who wish to enjoy the sport of high-performance
	www.wrightbrothersrc.com /our_kits/gambler.htm (177 words)

	The New York Review of Books: The Gambler
		He has also, through the misiones programs, brought a sense of joyful hope to a great many of Venezuela's poor—people who failed to see a future for themselves before his advent.
		He is a high-risk gambler: if in the next few years the misiones fail to narrow the yawning distance between those who live in the shadow of the Avila and those who perch in the hills all around, the fury he has encouraged will be turned on him.
		Among his opponents there is the occasional fanatic who calls for his overthrow by the United States, or even, in a Pat Robertson mode, his assassination.
	www.nybooks.com /articles/18355 (3805 words)

	The Gambler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		____________________________________________________________ The Gambler Michael was feeling ill at work, and left after lunch to go home.
		He walked into the house and found his wife Sandra in the arms of another man.
	www.talkaboutcomedy.com /group/be.jokes/messages/30109.html (214 words)

	Kenny Rogers
		----------------------------------------- Top Of Page The Gambler - Kenny Rogers Capo 1st Fret (In a moderate country half-time) D G/D D On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere, A I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
		D G D 'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser, G D A D and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep." D G D And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window, A crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
		D G D And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/oldsquire/285/cntry/rogers_k.htm (2408 words)

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