Case Name :      OLGC Finds Its Match (B)

Authors :           Chris K. Anderson, John G. Wilson

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            909E15

Discipline :        Operations Management

Case Length :    02 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

This supplement to OLGC Finds Its Match (A), summarizes the results from a series of bets and provides the email response from the game provider following the discontinuation of this particular game.

Case Name :      OLGC Finds Its Match (A)

Authors :           Chris K. Anderson, John G. Wilson

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            909E14

Discipline :        Operations Management

Case Length :    03 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

The case illustrates a sports betting product offered by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission. The particular game involved has odds that favour the bettor over the game provider under certain settings. The supplement B case, summarizes the results from a series of bets made and provides an email response from the game provider following the discontinuation of this particular game. The case provides an interesting introduction into probability or simulation and expected value calculations.