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Bringing down the house : the inside story of six MIT students who took Vegas for millions  Cover Image Book Book

Bringing down the house : the inside story of six MIT students who took Vegas for millions / Ben Mezrich.

Summary:

Recounts the story of how a notorious gang of MIT blackjack savants devised and received backing for a system for winning at the world's most sophisticated casinos, an endeavor that earned them more than three million dollars.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780743249997
  • ISBN: 0743249992
  • Physical Description: ix, 257 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Atria paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Paperback, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: New York : Free Press, 2002.
Formatted Contents Note:
Boston, present day -- Boston, June 1994 -- Atlantic City, June 1994 -- Boston, September 1994 -- Boston, October 1994 -- Las Vegas, present day -- Thirty thousand feet, November 1994 -- Las Vegas, November 1994 -- Weston, MA, Thanksgiving 1994 -- The double life, 1994-95 -- Chicago, May 1995 -- Boston, June 1995 -- Foxwoods Casino, present day -- July 1995 to October 1995 -- Boston, Halloween 1995 -- Boston, November 1995 -- Las Vegas, present day -- Las Vegas, fall 1997 -- Boston, fall 1997 -- Las Vegas, present day -- Boston, Valentine's Day 1998 -- Las Vegas, President's Day 1998 -- The Bayou, Shreveport, LA, 1998 -- Boston, Spring 1998 -- Las Vegas, Memorial Day 1998 -- Boston, June 1998 -- Las Vegas, Hard Rock, present day -- How to count cards and beat Vegas / an essay by Kevin Lewis.
Subject: Cardsharping.
Gambling > Nevada > Las Vegas.
Gamblers > Massachusetts > Cambridge > Biography.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology > Students > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Porter County PL - Portage Public Library 364.172 MEZ (Text) 33410006993986 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Porter County PL - Valparaiso Public Library 364.172 MEZ (Text) 33410008469100 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Whiting PL - Whiting 364.172 M579 (Text) 51735011864468 Adult department Available -

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