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Bringing down the House : The Inside Story of Six M. I. T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich (2003, Trade Paperback)

The #1 national bestseller, now a major motion picture, 21 --the amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas--and lived to tell how. Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.'s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an eccentric mastermind. Their small blackjack club develops from an experiment in counting cards on M.I.T.'s campus into a ring of card savants with a system for playing large and winning big. In less than two years they take some of the world's most sophisticated casinos for more than three million dollars. But their success also brings with it the formidable ire of casino owners and launches them into the seedy underworld of corporate Vegas with its private investigators and other violent heavies.

Book Title
Bringing Down the House : the inside Story of Six M. I. T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
Author
Ben Mezrich
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, Card Games / General, Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling), Student Life & Student Affairs, Gambling / Table, Higher, Card Games / Blackjack
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Education, Games & Activities
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Reviews
Rocky Mountain News(Denver)A lively tale that could pass for thriller fiction....Mezrich's skilled yet easy writing draws sweat to the reader's brow., Rocky Mountain News (Denver) A lively tale that could pass for thriller fiction....Mezrich's skilled yet easy writing draws sweat to the reader's brow.
Copyright Date
2002
Dewey Decimal
795.4/23
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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