Lucky Devils How Three Tech Mad Gamblers Beat The Odds and Made Millions

In the late 1970s, three men declared war on the casino. They arrived in Las Vegas just as the personal computer was beginning its boom. If the power of computers could be applied to gambling, they reasoned, a player could make a mint. There was only one problem: How do you smuggle a computer, typically, the size of a suitcase, onto a casino floor without getting noticed? Using cutting-edge strategies and technology that was decades ahead of its time, they did just that. They became pioneers of what''s known as advantage playing, applying their intellects and creativity to everything from poker and blackjack to horseracing and roulette. For more than thirty years they faced down angry pit bosses, violent Mafiosos, bankruptcies, nights in foreign jails, lawsuits, and personal betrayals. They learned that the only thing harder than reaching the pinnacle of gambling achievement was staying there. Drawing from exclusive interviews with all three players and their associates, award-winning Bloomberg journalist Kit Chellel delivers a cinematic and often uproarious account of fortunes gained, lost, and gained again. Scrupulously reported and irresistibly told, Lucky Devils reveals how these players did more than simply amass wealth; they revolutionized the game itself. They gave the lie to the old adage. The house doesn''t always win.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kit Chellel
• Editore: Conran Octopus Ltd
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 16.04.2026
• Categoria: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Giochi, quiz; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari
• EAN: 9781800963252
• ISBN: 978-1-80096-325-2
• Numero di pagine: 288
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