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092 _aJ-BIO
_bLEWIS, K, M617br
100 1 _aMezrich, Ben,
_d1969-
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245 1 0 _aBringing down the house :
_bthe inside story of six MIT students who took Vegas for millions /
_cBen Mezrich.
250 _a1st Free Press paperback ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bFree Press,
_c2003.
300 _aix, 257 pages ;
_c22 cm
500 _aOriginally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
505 0 _aBoston, 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.
520 _aWhen M.I.T. student Kevin Lewis meets classmates Jason Fisher and Andre Martinez, he is intrigued. Although neither seems to have any real responsibilities, they always have plenty of cash. One evening, they tell Kevin why. Using card-tracking calculations, they have devised a way to beat blackjack. Once he learns the system, Kevin joins Jason and Andre at the casinos ...
610 2 0 _aMassachusetts Institute of Technology
_xStudents
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aCardsharping.
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650 0 _aGambling
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_zLas Vegas.
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650 0 _aGamblers
_zMassachusetts
_zBoston
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