ABOUT THE BOOK: "Introduction to Gambling Theory - Know the Odds " covers application of probability theory to coin tossing, rolling dice and playing cards. These three forms of gambling are important to gain insight into how probability can be used to predict possible successful outcomes in gambling games. Questions are listed in exercises at the end of each section and the answer key is conveniently located after each exercise. This book is part of a "Mathematics Series" that also includes: "Algebra," "Sets and Flowcharts," "Introduction to Logic," and "Boolean Algebra and Switching Circuits." These titles in the series give an excellent introduction to the topics and provide a firm foundation for beginners to study more advanced topics in mathematics. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: William Parks, B.S., M.S., Ed.M., taught secondary level mathematics in private and public high schools in New York for five years. He taught community college mathematics and computer science for 25 years in New York, Tennessee, Maryland and Arizona. He was a computer science degree program developer at four colleges: SUNY Colleges at Buffalo and Fredonia, Elon University and D'Youville College. He was technical editor for "Personal Computing" and "PC AI" magazines.