Winning or losing a bet and the perception of randomness

Leehu Zysberg1, Shaul Kimhi

  • 1Department of Psychology, Tel Hai College, Tel Hai, Upper Galilee, Israel. leehuzysberg@yahoo.com

Journal of Gambling Studies
|December 21, 2011
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