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Reddit mentions of Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
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We found 4 Reddit mentions of Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions. Here are the top ones.
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| Release date | September 2003 |
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The book (Bringing Down the House) was far better.
Good question... he was the only teacher I have ever seen who drove a Bentley. He taught his son Calculus when he was only in 8th grade. Their entire family is ridiculously smart and physically fit. All extremely nice people too.
I'm assuming that he had accomplished enough at that point and enjoyed the slower, more family-friendly life of teaching.
Edit: Here is a snippet on his official teacher bio:
> For a look at my early work in applied statistics, see:
http://www-tech.mit.edu/archives/VOL_099/TECH_V099_S0589_P002.pdf
>The "applied statistics" (professional blackjack) team that we founded has
lasted for several decades, and well after I left the team their activities
led to the book "Bringing Down the House":
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743249992/002-0751272-6137616?v=glance&n=283155
The book is alot better http://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Down-House-Students-Millions/dp/0743249992
I'm no expert, but I read the book Bringing Down the House (http://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Down-House-Students-Millions/dp/0743249992/). One of the things they said was that the scheme was to have one person counting cards and betting a small amount then when the count got good, they would signal and someone would come over and bet large amounts.