Bringing down the house : the inside story of six MIT students who took Vegas for millions / Ben Mezrich.
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.
- Copyright: ©2002
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. |
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Subject: | Cardsharping. Gambling > Nevada > Las Vegas. Gamblers > Massachusetts > Cambridge > Biography. Massachusetts Institute of Technology > Students > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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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