Edward O. Thorp

116 Pages·2016·13.42 MB·English

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Acknowledgments

‘Ym Sodebard to Roger R. Boldin, Wier H, Carte,
‘Beshect Moll and James P.McDennot for mating ava
bts the eompttanal datas of Der work on Biehjack
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ea BM 704 compose,

1 vids fo thank the many frends and coleague who

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{Be Novada Gaming Control Boer ame of te ee
Nevada "woant player en to x certain caked Nevada
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‘in Nevada cain Last, bot ot art, Iw thank 6
fre moans who Smtoed highly wees xa
fexofny syne tet negated la Chaps,
"The real of theft edon hae boss eharpeed 224
fimprowea by to eplaiie reeechen of Tutian Brean of
tHe 18M corporation. He has made mt of th plonations
‘oe 0 poiotcout meted snd hee mada noone do-
‘ted and velasble anges, Fam gral to Bim for
‘owing LA work to be imarparaed ini the econ ele
ton,

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a the modem caiag gue of Black|as; the payer:
com gain a condert ndenage Ove fa oe by cag
the Steteey psec x tit Dock. Based an the mate
satel theory of protabiy, is stamgy was Worked
‘ut wit an cectonb compute by ths aulbr and eer,
Tele fortunate and pechapo supellag hat the epsor ro
‘itd afar almpie carte Gat 09h bo tmdeomnod and
oomeitind by the avecage Payer To iio, (ho ejeom.
‘ead uel tothe mapa play ural enpounered ia enc.

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sind, Tee vacations, bared on ay side of many
‘ace, are Eatin Tub 9.3, The table sh fw te
‘es westetons alert the payer's stances ant enalea Hn
1 compare any te casino aad delle fo whlch one 19
Bey.

[Ne pyian coo win whee coutouiad wi the chins
Goes of yambling pares heating. Blachjeck gives tbe
ier an exelent cpporaiity te theet, Ade from ot
aging ota ao aly ar seca 5 be toe
{Ge erica ofa card expe Bu, by tng th prcantons
Gansibed tn Chapter £0, the avcope Pagar O48 profes
‘inet mdiieny tn mor stuns

a ha follow pages we Sepa by oaying ae be
‘cautog th rata of tho poe and den Poveed cep pep
to adanoe the seadee (0 any tevel of paying pelos
1 discs, The et agp io Kara what wo sb call 6
tasastetegy": a sip tof clot wh tll hn pager
‘when to dr or stpd, wba 16 double dowa, and wen
to pit w pale With dhe base simingy sens the pier
Ig the ight afvantage of or pe eatin moat Lae Vege
‘asin Blckisk isthe only carn geting pune today
‘ohece po can xmactetly Baro the ete. Oar pols
strategie for Ueki: commonly give the payer dine
venages ranging fiom 3 09 5 percent Tho fra wien

Introduction 3
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innccoracies both Ii thle version snd in the improved vor
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‘Tn ot allt tne hus alg edge In the o>
Genk gain a6 toon a4 bo eee a sage cael

“Fae Ten-cosat athod vse preeate ia del inthe
fig edton. Ye wan aod 20 nueowtaly by hone of
ser th tho Las Vegas caos, foe tie rt ao ia
lst, changed me reno barkjack (94) (The cage
{aed tad wis dropped. When Tvnote th honk I fora
‘ha change and expiined in Chapter 8 fof oft odton)
Rules Vatitoay bow to comlore whming. Thr casio
raion epost aw Cp

For septs who do not befove 9 thang mm Hey
sine wart th Chapin 5 thara an acon of the aborts
‘call tnt of the Fercount mctod ia Nevada. Hacked
By 810,000, whick was eat by neo millones Eid
2 mabing a pots, T puponsly played very eomereaively
Joe about Gry Bouck Ar hs cod of is fie, te ea
Boake $10,000 bad increarl 1 'rer $20,000. AB We
‘semua known, (¢ Docu harder and baer to get the
‘non te play 2 ice” Gime. Tao tots hey usd Soe
‘dea refusing 10 gon xb pstvate tbl alain every
and ox te, eohetlog deals in tnd ont rend
‘oortandy Con> casas okbed fm fear sew deci Ls (Ve
‘eer=}y und stung well nsgo-denetlsoa chips,
‘Son easing oven Fnrounned a cting dear wien
‘down 0 pay.

‘Depie-ims anpoyanees, ve wer il eb 1D got
Jpeons slower we vanied them. Wo famlly uit Erosion
Ge raltlonaires hat tigger bslzn loser, cause sy
teaching duties rua iso, and bese fe ssc ad
boon nicely tod.

‘Wo think that Gis book wit pay for fat end foe
(Ge tine sgeat eaing fe many thoes over. Aqjooe who

Tinéicton 7
‘requabte he aang tbe oe who plays tsk at hoe
{00d be handsomely rewarded fa he Wouble, We Boge
‘bo that ane ofthe aura of sapewton mind se
‘Sounding peas of ene wilt be dnplled for Hix rear
ee sudy Machck mets.