Gamblers bring Vegas to its knees

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Published September 25, 2006 at 7:39 AM PDT

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Most of us don't come out on top after a few hours at the casino, but that sure isn't the case for Semyon Dukach - the subject of the new best-seller from author Ben Mezrich. He details how a group o

Gamblers bring Vegas to its knees

Busting Vegas is a book by Ben Mezrich. It is the second book in which he looks at a group of Math nerds from MIT, who managed to beat the odds in Las Vegas. In Busting Vegas, Ben’s protagonist is a Russian immigrant who’s adventures, beating the casinos, are remarkable to say the least.

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Ben Mezrich, author of Busting Vega$: The MIT Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees.