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  2. MIT Blackjack Team - Wikipedia

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    The newly capitalized "bank" of the MIT Blackjack Team started on 1 August 1980. The investment stake was $89,000, with both outside investors and players putting up the capital. Ten players, including Kaplan, Massar, Jonathan, Goose, and "Big Dave" (aka "coach", to distinguish from the other Dave from the first round) played on this bank.

  3. Bringing Down the House (book) - Wikipedia

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    The team's principal leader, Micky Rosa is a composite character based primarily on Bill Kaplan, JP Massar, and John Chang. Bill Kaplan founded and led the MIT Blackjack Team in the 1980s and co-managed the team with Massar and Chang from 1992 to 1993, during which time Jeff Ma joined the then nearly 80 person team.

  4. The Last Casino - Wikipedia

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    The Last Casino draws heavily from the story of the MIT Blackjack Team. The MIT Blackjack Team was a group of students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology who were trained by Bill Kaplan. [4] Kaplan delayed his entrance to Harvard University because he believed he could create a mathematics model that would assist him in being successful ...

  5. Blackjack Hall of Fame - Wikipedia

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    Blackjack Hall of Fame. Coordinates: 32°56′12″N 116°52′35″W. The Blackjack Hall of Fame at the Barona Casino. The Blackjack Hall of Fame honors the greatest blackjack experts, authors, and professional players in history. It was launched in 2002, and its physical premises are in San Diego, California .

  6. 21 (2008 film) - Wikipedia

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    21. (2008 film) 21 is a 2008 American heist drama film directed by Robert Luketic and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film is inspired by the story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the best-selling 2003 book by Ben Mezrich. IMDb offers a brief summary of the film: "21 is about six MIT students who become ...

  7. Edward O. Thorp - Wikipedia

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    Edward Oakley Thorp (born August 14, 1932) is an American mathematics professor, author, hedge fund manager, and blackjack researcher. He pioneered the modern applications of probability theory, including the harnessing of very small correlations for reliable financial gain. Thorp is the author of Beat the Dealer, which mathematically proved ...

  8. Henry Tamburin - Wikipedia

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    Henry Tamburin. Henry Tamburin (born 1944) is a gambling author with a background in mathematics and a doctorate in chemistry. He is best known for his book Blackjack: Take the Money and Run which explains basic blackjack strategy, managing a bankroll, side bets and advanced tactics like card counting. [1] [2] [3]

  9. Blackjack - Wikipedia

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    Blackjack (formerly black jack and vingt-un) is a casino banking game. [1] : 342 It is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. It uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as "twenty-one".

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