Power-law distribution in Japanese racetrack betting

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2006-02-24

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0602165v1

Physics

Physics and Society

to be published in Physica A

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physa.2005.12.027

Gambling is one of the basic economic activities that humans indulge in. An investigation of gambling activities provides deep insights into the economic actions of people and sheds lights on the study of econophysics. In this paper we present an analysis of the distribution of the final odds of the races organized by the Japan Racing Association. The distribution of the final odds $P_o(x)$ indicates a clear power law $P_o(x)\propto 1/x$, where $x$ represents the final odds. This power law can be explained on the basis of the assumption that that every bettor bets his money on the horse that appears to be the strongest in a race.

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