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The definitions of gambling and gaming are given. We discuss the main differences between these terms. A brief history of gambling is presented. Physical models of the considered mechanical randomizers , namely the coin, the dice, and the roulette are introduced. We discuss under which conditions they can be fair.
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Strzałko, J., Grabski, J., Perlikowski, P., Stefanski, A., Kapitaniak, T. (2009). Introduction. In: Dynamics of Gambling: Origins of Randomness in Mechanical Systems. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 792. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03960-7_1
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