Bringing Down the House

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• Finding a way to beat Catch-21

  ‘You’re not losing; we don’t care for that type of play here. Just cash in your chips and collect your check.’ Thus the Caesar’s Palace pit boss to your reviewer in the Sixties when in fact, contrary to what the author says, the casinos did already k ... (read full critics)

  spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

• From Nerd to Vegas VIP in Bringing Down the House Share

  Casinos must love this book. We follow MIT student Kevin Lewis as he gets sucked into a school blackjack card counting club with some friends, studies intensely, and comes out millions of dollars ahead. Hell, the story seemed so quick and inevitable, ... (read full critics)

  blogcritics published on Sat, 21 Feb 2004

3 Reviews

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  Makes you want to learn to card count.

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  Dan Singerman said on Apr 10, 2012 | Add your feedback

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  Fun quick read

  I read this several years ago (much before the movie) and found it a great read. I like the writing style and the story was quite interesting even for someone like myself who, at the time, never gambled.

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  Nick said on Nov 20, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  True story of a bunch of MIT students who won millions from Vegas playing blackjack before they got found out. Well worth a read.

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  Subversive said on May 21, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 272 Pages
• ISBN-10: 074326620X
• ISBN-13: 9780743266208
• Publisher: Free Pr
• Pub date: Apr 30, 2004
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette and Others

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