We recount the efforts of one Pvt. Richard Lane in his attempts to secure released after his arrest for playing cards in church.
The Escapade was a 147 foot floating casino cruising off the coast of Georgia until it ran aground leaving both passengers and crew stranded.
We take a look at the word Bonanza and see where it came from and how it has been used down through the ages.
How the world of casino card counting met that of Wall Street in a successful application of game theory to the stock market.
The code breakers of World War Two and how they were the basis for the information age that is now a part of our everyday lives.
