Breaking Vegas

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Summary: Creating a business to outsmart the casino business
Review: I heard about this story sometime ago and while I wanted to learn more, I didn't think it justified spending the time to read the book. Pleasantly surprised, I found that a DVD version of the book was available. I originally thought it was just a few students getting together and using their brainpower to outsmart the casinos. I was surprised to find out that it was actually a business, complete with financial statements, training program, recruiting, and investors.

The video does a fine job of recreating the circumstances on the initial formation of the company/team and onward to its later incarnations where apparently substantial lasting success was achieved after learning from some early mistakes in the initial formation. Interviews with the security company that casinos use worldwide to work the system in their favor are also shown. The video gives you an idea of just how sophisticated the casinos are in stopping card counters and the like. The gambling isn't just confined to the US but also various locations around the world. These are also shown in snippets.

If anything, you learn that it is possible to outwit the system, but a substantial effort must be put in to do it. For the regular folk who don't have the brainpower/time it is heartwarming to see that it can be done.

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Summary: Review by Chiprocks
Review: I just watched the world premiere of Breaking Vegas on the history channel. All I can say to you who have not seen this, is that you will find yourself entralled by the story. For years I have been hearing about the M.I.T. Kids and how they got away with there methods in outsmarting the casinos. Well.....got away with it until greed within there own group and poor managment brought about their demise. It was just a hoot to finally hear about the true story about the legend. I for one, even though I taped it off of the History Channel, will buy the DVD when it comes out.