Lucky devils : how three tech mad gamblers beat the odds and made millions
Chellel, Kit2026
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In the late 1970s, three men declared war on the casino. They arrived in Las Vegas just as the personal computer was beginning its boom. If the power of computers could be applied to gambling, they reasoned, a player could make a mint. There was only one problem: How do you smuggle a computer, typically, the size of a suitcase, onto a casino floor without getting noticed? Using cutting-edge strategies and gloriously DIY tech that was decades ahead of its time, they solved this and many other problems. They became pioneers of what's known as advantage playing, applying their intellects and creativity to everything from poker and blackjack to horseracing and roulette. For more than 30 years they faced down angry pit bosses, violent Mafiosos, bankruptcies, nights in foreign jails, lawsuits, and personal betrayals. They learned that the only thing harder than reaching the pinnacle of gambling achievement was staying there.
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Chellel, Kit, author
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London : Monoray, 2026.
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320 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781800963252 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
795.0922795.0922 CHE795.092 CHEL
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English
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BRN:
9080879
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