There's a great book by CS professor Steven Skiena about the automated betting system he built (using early 90s-era technology!) to place bets on jai alai. The

There's a great book by CS professor Steven Skiena about the automated betting system he built (using early 90s-era technology!) to place bets on jai alai. The Book: https://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~skiena/jaialai/ https://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~skiena/jaialai/ 2008 presentation: https://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~skiena/tmp/oreilly.pdf https://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~skiena/tmp/oreilly.pdf Odd Lots Podcast: https://news.stonybrook.edu/facultystaff/computer-science-professor-steven-skiena-turns-a-profit-with-calculated-bets/ https://news.stonybrook.edu/facultystaff/computer-science-pr...