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Bringing Down the House (2003) (edit title/settings)

The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

by Ben Mezrich (Author) (edit contributors)

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#1 National Bestseller! The amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas -- and lived to tell how. Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.'s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an... read more

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It was ten minutes past three in the morning, and Kevin Lewis looked like he was about to pass out.

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One
Two - Boston, Present Day
Three - Boston, June 1994
Four - Atlantic City, June 1994
Five - Boston, September 1994
Six - Boston, October 1994
Seven - Boston, October 1994
Eight - Las Vegas, Present Day
Nine - Thirty Thousand Feet, November 1994
Ten - Las Vegas, November 1994
Eleven - Weston, MA, Thanksgiving 1994
Twelve - The Double Life, 1994–95
Thirteen - Chicago, May 1995
Fourteen - Boston, June 1995
Fifteen - Foxwoods Casino, Present Day
Sixteen - July 1995 to October 1995
Seventeen - Boston, Halloween 1995
Eighteen - Boston, November 1995
Nineteen - Las Vegas, Present Day
Twenty - Las Vegas, Fall 1997
Twenty-One - Boston, Fall 1997
Twenty-Two - Las Vegas, Present Day
Twenty-Three - Boston, Valentine’s Day 1998
Twenty-Four - Las Vegas, President’s Day 1998
Twenty-Five - The Bayou: Shreveport, LA, 1998
Twenty-Six - Boston, Spring 1998
Twenty-Seven - Boston, Spring 1998
Twenty-Eight - Boston, Spring 1998
Twenty-Nine - Boston, Spring 1998
Thirty - Las Vegas, Memorial Day 1998
Thirty-One - Boston, June 1998
Thirty-Two - Las Vegas, Hard Rock, Present Day
How to Count Cards and Beat Vegas - An Essay by Kevin Lewis

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Ben Mezrich (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Johnny Heller (Reader)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Free Press
Country: US
Publication Date: September 9, 2003
ISBN: 0743249992
Page Count: 257

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  • 21 (IMDb): "21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

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