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Blackjack Card Counting King – Dr. Edward Thorp

By Monica Erdei February 25, 2012

Elderly mathematician Dr. Edward Thorp, shines at the blackjack ball

Blackjack Card Counting Teams Rape Atlantic City Casinos for Millions

By Nich Moore May 12, 2011

In an epic attack upon the beleaguered Atlantic City casinos, multiple blackjack card counting teams made of millions this April.

Blackjack Teaches Statistics to Albion College Students in Michigan

By Phyllis F. December 01, 2010

For the past seven years, Professor Mark Bollan has been teaching students to play blackjack card games in order to better understand probability and statistics.

Harvard Professor Suggests Online Gambling Less Addictive Than Land-based Gambling

By Nich Moore May 05, 2009

Dr. Howard Shaffer, The Director of the Division of Addictions at Harvard Medical School, recently conducted a study that looked at the gambling habits of players who place wagers online, instead of at land-based casinos. He noticed that since the introduction online