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Bringing down the house

the inside story of six MIT students who took Vegas for millions

by Ben Mezrich

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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.

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