Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich
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Book Summary Author: Ben Mezrich Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2003-09-09 ISBN: 0743249992 Number of pages: 272 Publisher: Free Press Accessories:
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Book Reviews of the Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
Customer Review: Those wacky kids!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a breezy account of how a group of math geeks legally made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit in a card counting operation that exploited team strategy and casino stereotypes.This is a good yarn for a plane trip or a dull afternoon, although the book could have been much better. Basically, one of the team members spilled his guts to the author and this book is that plus a few stray interviews. The writer manages only the tiniest of glimpses into how the casinos dealt with the teams. There is very little history of the team itself.
I feel the author could have worked harder to set the scene and show more evidence of background research. It couldn't have hurt to hear from other voices in the casino universe, especially other blackjack players.
Not exactly Bob Woodward level reporting, but there was enough color (amidst a fair amount of purple prose) and more than enough suspense to keep me turning the pages until 1 AM on a school night.