PsL Monthly 1994 January/PSL Monthly Shareware CD-ROM (Public Software Library) (January 1994).iso/reviews/ga_08

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GA-08:  Gambling


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1907 Gambling          Small Programs Disk
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Bingo Mania! 2.0 (BINGOMA)
   Himowitz, Michael J.
   $30
is a Bingo game manager. It picks numbers, displays them in huge letters on
screen, tracks numbers called, prints out results, and keeps statistics on how
many times each number has come up in order to demonstrate randomness. It also
prints customized, random bingo cards. This is great for clubs and churches.

Bio-Lotto (BIOLOT)
   Soleau, William
   $5-$10
will assist you in picking lottery numbers based on your personal biorythms.
This is more like it. I personally get irritated by programs that purport to
use mathematical analysis to foretell the results of a future random selection
of numbers. Here's a program more to my liking -- if you're going to engage in
voodoo, use voodoo; don't pretend to use science. After analyzing your chances
of success based on your biorythms for the day of the lottery, it will
generate number selections for you based on numbers that it deems to be "good"
for you.

Lottery2 (LOTTRY2)
   is designed to help you with the frustrating chore of choosing your lottery
numbers.

NJPick
   Dunrovin Services
   $3
is a set of programs and data for the NJ Pick-6 lottery. Included is a
comma-divided text file of the winning PICK-6 numbers from inception to
5/25/89; a program to count and summarize the number of occurrences of each
number and calculate a time-weighted value of occurrences; and other similar
scientific analysis of unscientific occurrences (excuse our skepticism). The C
code for these programs is included.

Odds and Sods 1.0  (ODDS)
   Q&D Software Development
   $5
lets you figure the odds of any lottery game.

Payoff
   Andrews, Scott
   $0
will help you make the decision whether to bet a horse to win, place, or show.
You provide the track information and odds from the daily paper. Various charts
and reports are available showing payoffs, etc.

PCBingo
   Bielkiewicz, Mike
   $10
lets you run a bingo game with your PC.  We've previously rejected another
bingo game by a different author in which the computer marks the on-screen
cards and all the player gets to do is sit back and push Enter.  This program
does it right.  It prints out the cards and it's up to the players to pay
attention to the numbers, just like real bingo.  Up to eight cards can be
printed on regular paper.

RaceTrak 1.0
   Margulis, Peter
   $3-$4
is a horserace game for up to 10 bettors.  It closely simulates being at the
track.  You place bets, watch the race (with CGA or mono-graphics compatible
video) and the computer keeps track of how much you've won or lost.  The
horses' names and odds are randomly generated and the results of the races are
based on these odds.  There are also varying track lengths and conditions that
affect the results.  The graphics are somewhat crude, but effective.  The
overall design of the program is very good, in our opinion.  If you can't take
the accompanying music, get SILENCER on disk 1-UT-270.

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Baseball
   Rotten Robbie's $PORT$-BB$
   $50
   #27739/4245
is a pro baseball handicapping program. It displays picks using overall stats,
picks using away/home stats, team statistics, pitcher's statistics, all games
played on a specified date, and past match-ups.

This disk is available as part of a Mega-Disk Set with the following disks by
the same author for a total disk fee of $6.99, or you can order an individual
disk at our regular disk fees by using the non-7000 number. Each program has an
author's registration fee of $50. Programs require a hard disk.

CBB (#27739/4246) is a college basketball handicapping program.
PBB (#27739/4247) is for pro basketball.
PH (#27739/4248) is for pro hockey.
CFB and PFB (#20084) are for college and professional football.
WLAF (#20084) is for the World League of American football.


Cambridge Handicappers 4.4 [THORO44] (11-93 CD)
   Hyre, Leonard and Himowitz, Michael J.
   $30
   #27291/1119
This disk contains three handicapping programs: for Thoroughbred, Harness and
Greyhound Handicappers. These are professional quality handicappers,
incorporating three important factors to the calculations: Speed Rating, Track
Variant, and Gender. Formulas work well with longer races and assist in
weeding out horses who show early speed but fade at longer distances. Also
includes Cambridge Thoroughbred Handicapper 5.0 ($50), a fully relational
database that stores, retrieves, and modifies race analyses. Note that you
cannot start the program with NTHO4SW.EXE. You have to start it with
THORO.BAT. Requires 512K.


MegaPups
   DSF Associates, Inc.
   $40
   #27291/1921
is a greyhound handicapping database program.  It lets you record histories
for individual dogs, enter your own opinions about how various factors should
be weighted, and then it predicts race results based on the information
entered.  Requires 576k of DOS RAM.


Football Pool Keeper
   Franware Systems
   $56
   #27541/3561 [2 disks]
is an office pool manager that can be tailored to fit your needs. It handles all
standard pool requirements. It has personalized pick sheets in many styles,
confidence point system, multiple tie breakers, multiple winners, preliminary
result processing, easy result reruns, personalized result reports, numerous
weekly reports to choose from and YTD player statistics reports.

Although called "Football Pool Keeper", it can be used for almost any sport.
It comes with a NFL Schedule, but you can enter any schedule you wish. 384K
and a hard drive are required.


FootBall Fun Game
   Critics Choice ASP
   $?
   #0715
is a football pool management program. The program handles the 17-week
season schedule that began in 1990. Other features include the option to show
the winning player's name on selection sheet, to delete players entered
incorrectly, and to customize the rules on the selection sheet. The 1991 Pro
Football Schedule is provided.


Football Pool
   Summers, Charles G. III
   $8
   #27288/2524
is a point spread, football pool manager. It is based on a weekly setup and
includes editable databases and the executable, source code (Clipper). It prints
sign-up sheets, charts, and result sheets.


The Pool Manager
   Kunz, Andy ASP
   $25
   #27288/2713
is a sports pool organizer and database for running the office sports pools. It
maintains all aspects of running a football pool or for any sport with up to 120
participants. All NFL teams are coded in. It calculates and prints the standings
after the game results have been entered. You have the ability to configure the
exact pool you need. Options include confidence points/wins only; use of the
point spread; and an application of a tiebreaker. Run a "What if" scenario to
determine the standings if a certain team or teams were to win without affecting
the actual results. Requires 384k.


Pro Football Linemaker 3.0 [PFL] 09-93 CD
   Wilson,  Lloyd J.
   $17
   #27288/1879
predicts the results of football games.  Each week, you enter the statistics for
that week's games, then the program predicts point spread, projected passing,
rushing and total yards, first downs, fumbles, time of possession, sacks, and
more.  A detailed analysis of how the projections were calculated can be
printed.  Data from the 1992-93 season have been included for evaluation
purposes and for developing current calculations.  Requires 385k of RAM.


PRO Football Picks 5.0s
   ALC Software
   $40
   #27288/2809
is a football handicapping program created to pick winning teams
considering the Betting Spread points. It's success rate was 73% in
1986, 43% in 1987, 57% in 1988 and 62% in 1989. It also provides useful
statistical information based on the data given. For under and over
betting, the probable points scored is also provided. A schedule for the
1993 football season is included, as well as a database for 1992 games.
Mouse support is provided.


Tournament Tracking System
   Williamson, Brian W.
   $5
   #27288/2356
will assist you in managing a type of sports tournament pool in which the
bettors guess the winners of all the games in an event such as the NCAA
basketball tournament. It will print a report showing the results for all
bettors from most correct picks to least.


Power Bingo 1.0
   Buti, Raymond M.
   $15
   #4629
lets you play Bingo against the computer, which plays for up to 41 other
players, each with six Bingo cards. As the numbers are drawn, you click
them off on your six on-screen cards and try to beat the computer hands to
Bingo. Requires a mouse and EGA/VGA.


Lotomania
   Spencer-Jones Inc.
   $5
   #27289/1598
covers four lotteries and provides databases for the appropriate Canadian
lotteries.  The program can also be used for lotteries outside of Canada.  It
also provides a frequency analysis of winning numbers.


Lotto Challenger 3.7
   Data Solutions ASP
   $32
   #27289/2355
is a number-selection program for all Pick-5, Pick-6 and Pick-7 Lotto games. The
program uses "statistical analysis" to determine which numbers are Hot, Cold,
Overdue, and Last Drawing. (We have expounded before on the dubious merits of
such "statistical analysis", so we won't repeat ourselves.) It checks tickets
for winning combinations and includes a history option for testing playing
strategies on previous drawings. The program can be reconfigured for almost any
state's lottery system. Mouse support is included.


Lotto Master Professional
   JPM Computer Products
   $40
   #27289/1388
maintains and tracks Lotto bets, checks bets against the Lotto drawings,
maintains a history of winning numbers, analyzes historical numbers for
significant information, generate bets based on statistical history, and
supports bets based on user-selected numbers with statistical backup.  Requires
DOS 3 or higher.  While we do not believe such programs can help pick winning
numbers, this one may be useful in keeping track of bets.


Lotto Magic Wheel
   Rose, Herb
   $15-$35
   #27290/1844
is a sophisticated wheeling system for Pick-5, Pick-6, and Pick-7 Lotto
drawings.  The author claims that wheeling a set of numbers can help improve
your odds for winning a Lotto jackpot.  The program is fast and easy to use.


Lotto Prophet
   DataMicro, Inc.  ASP
   $15-$40
   #27290/1488
is for those who like to laugh in the face of odds and statistics and play the
lottery.  Lotto Prophet helps keep a record of numbers picked as well as
recording the previously called lottery numbers.  It will maintain all of the
State, Canadian 6/49 and Australian Gold lotteries at one time. It can hold
numbers for up to a total of 60 U.S. and International lotteries. There are
advanced wheeling systems routines, and a Doubles and Triples frequency report
can be produced.


Super Lotto-Master
   Bower, Morris L.
   $15
   #27290/2804
is a lottery number database and analytical program. It stores past winning
lottery numbers input by the user and calculates the most "probable" numbers for
future drawings. It supports all 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 digit lotteries. A biorhythm
can be run for the drawing date.


Handicap Horse Racing [HORSE] (11-93 CD)
   Data-Plane Inc.
   $75
   #4687
is an animated horse-racing simulation. This game gives you complete
control of your stable, lets you enter races, select the jockey, attend
auctions, and much more. Pari-mutual betting is supported, including
Win/Place/Show, Across the Board, Xacta, Trifecta, and Daily Double.
Several people can play at the same time. EGA/VGA and a hard disk are
required.


NCAAPick
   McCann, Donald
   $10
   #2961
will ease the task of managing a yearly NCAA Basketball Tournament pool. It
decreases the paperwork and provides more information to the pool manager and
players.


$mart Gambler 1.1
   PC Information Systems ASP
   $43-$46
   #4702
is a casino gambling tutor. Tutorials teach you about odds, money management,
improving luck and how to get the best of it in a casino. Games covered include
video poker, slot machines, blackjack, craps, roulette, and others. A planning
module lets you determine the best bet size for you and the size of bankroll
required for your gambling junket. Requires 640K and 720K disk space.

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