Bringing down the house: the inside story of six students who took Vegas for millions

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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.;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.