Card Counting in the 90’s

I first read about card counters in the late 60s or so, and then again once or twice in the intervening years. Each time there were new twists to an old hustle, usually involving more and more hi-tech assistance. In the 90’s a group of MIT smarties tried a unique approach, involving team play, that, like previous attempts, succeeded for a while, and then eventually failed.

Wired 10.09: Hacking Las Vegas

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