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| | Breaking Vegas |
 | | Vegas cheats come in all shapes and sizes: hardcore mechanics who devise gadgets to manipulate slots and mathematical geniuses who count cards in blackjack. | | | But as word of their success spread, it triggered a cat-and-mouse game with the casinos. | | | With nerves of steel and the looks of Elizabeth Taylor, Summers raked in tens of thousands of dollars in a single weekend--and earned the respect of not only the gangs of Vegas cheats she wrangled, but also the casino investigators and FBI agents that were determined to bring her down. |
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| | Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / MIT nerds get the best of Vegas in a winning TV documentary |
| | The MIT formula was to break cards into three groups: from 2 to 6 were assigned a value of plus 1; 10s through aces were tabulated as minus 1; 7s, 8s, and 9s were neutral with no value. | | | The MIT system, a refined version of card-counting, could be mastered and utilized by casual players heading to Las Vegas or other casinos. | | | However, casinos, which are really poor losers, regard it as cheating and treat those caught as if they are members of Al Qaeda. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/05/08/mit_nerds_get_the_best_of_vegas_in_a_winning_tv_documentary
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| | The History Channel :: The History Channel Presents: BREAKING VEGAS |
| | BREAKING VEGAS on The History Channel(R) looks at some of Las Vegas's most notorious high-stakes cheaters and the various tactics they've used to fleece casinos in the gambling capital of the world. | | | In short, he was the fearless, chameleonic ringleader to a team of elusive, handpicked card counters who terrorized the gaming industry at every turn. | | | But in the 1960s and 1970s, this mother of four once raked in tens of thousands of dollars in a single weekend -- and earned the respect of not only the gangs of Vegas cheats she wrangled, but also casino investigators and FBI agents who were determined to bring her down. |
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| | My Contributing Bytes » Breaking Vegas |
| | That is a lot of work to break even but it was a good time as everyone was having fun playing. | | | For those that are going to Vegas for the first time, allow me to save you all the time reading a lot of Blackjack books. | | | Before leaving for Vegas, Dwal and I made an agreement to stick to the strategy no matter what. |
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| | Casino City: Your Guide to Gaming Excitement |
| | Also explored is the history of Las Vegas cheats and card counters, the fascinating development of card counting theory, casino surveillance and other counter measures to catch card counters (including the top secret "Griffin Book" of casino undesirables). | | | See Casino City May Sweepstakes official rules and Breaking Vegas Challenge official rules for more details. | | | And nobody has a clue: they are really MIT students, part of an underground team of highly skilled blackjack players, known as "card counters" who use mathematical wizardry to beat the casinos. |
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| | CANOE -- JAM! Television - TV Shows - Breaking Vegas: 'Breaking Vegas' profiles expert gamblers |
| | Breaking Vegas claims LoRiggio "still dominates craps tables 30 to 40 weekends a year." His biggest impediments now, apparently, are the "stick men" -- casino employees running the craps tables who recognize him and try to break his concentration. | | | You don't need to be a devotee of TV poker to realize the Western world has a big gambling problem. | | | We're all looking for a scheme, a hook, a trick, something that will allow us to defeat the casinos and walk away -- on unbroken legs -- with a fortune. |
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| | DVD Talk > Reviews > Breaking Vegas (History Channel) > Printer Friendly |
| | Once he had the group properly trained, it was off to Vegas (and other casinos around the world) to start putting their card counting theories into play. | | | If you're looking to take a trip to Vegas and plan to try your luck at some table games, this program would be a good starting point. | | | At one point, the group was actually "up" over $800,000 in profit
but a losing streak (remember, as good as you are at card counting, you're still making a guess) brought them back down to earth at the same time the group started to make some silly mistakes in the casinos. |
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| | dOc DVD Review: Breaking Vegas (2004) |
| | Breaking Vegas uses a glossy docu-drama format that is frequently cheesy and over-the-top, and it wouldn't work for most subjects, but who's ever going to accuse the Luxor or Caesar's Palace of being too subtle? | | | There is still a lot of interesting information, with interviews with the MIT players (some identified, some in shadow) revealing how math can do anything if you apply it correctly, and those with the Vegas detectives providing a glimpse behind the glitz of Sin City. | | | A smarmy British host leads three clueless guys around Vegas and shows them, with the help of a poker champ, how to beat, or at least even, the odds in Sin City. |
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| | The Digital Review - [PRESS] Breaking Vegas DVD, June 29th |
| | BREAKING VEGAS takes viewers on an intricate tour behind the scenes of the world of high-stakes gambling, under the watchful "eyes in the sky" and steely stares of hardened pit bosses out to protect their casinos' considerable assets. | | | But no matter how intriguing the prospect was of using his penchant for numbers to break the house, he could never have imagined the bizarre double life into which he was about to be initiated. | | | With more than two hours of bonus material on the history and strategies of gambling, this enthralling DVD is a sure bet for just $24.95SRP. |
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| | The Digital Review - Breaking Vegas - DVD Review |
| | Breaking Vegas is a fascinating story about a group of highly skilled card-counters who set out to run a business "breaking" the casinos of Vegas and beyond. | | | Featurette - Conquest: How To Win in Las Vegas (Video 4x3) | | | Featurette - High Rollers: A History of Gambling in America (Video 4x3) |
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| | ‘Breaking Vegas’ TV show coming to Mohawk Casino |
| | A sign at the casino’s entrance is alerting customers to the filming schedule that they may get filmed while playing one of the many video-gaming machines or table games during those times. | | | One of the scams involves a card counter who later published a successful book of tips on how to beat Vegas at its own games. | | | AKWESASNE — Re-enactments of people trying to scam huge payouts from Las Vegas casinos will be filmed next week at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino for broadcast on the History Channel. |
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| | Shop A&E and The History Channel : Breaking Vegas DVD |
| | BREAKING VEGAS goes inside the riveting story and shows us how the MIT group was founded and stayed in action for decades, eventually evolving into a full-fledged business--one with only one product, money, which it made by legally beating the casinos at their own game. | | | But on weekends, they would gather tens of thousands of dollars and jet off to Vegas and other gambling hot spots, where they would defy the odds with a sophisticated card counting scheme that won them millions at blackjack. | | | Interviews with casino heads and former members of the team shed light on the opposite sides of this strange cat-and-mouse game, and we'll see how their remarkable run finally came to an end. |
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| | reviewjournal.com |
| | Len Butcher of Lenny's Las Vegas brings his unique perspective to the world of sports betting. | | | Next on the air is Gaming Wire reporter Howard Stutz. | | | Enter online to win an 8 x 10 photo of your choice from the reviewjournal.com Photo and Page Store. |
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| | SuperiorMuscle - Breaking Vegas.. |
| | Nothing illegal until vegas found out how much they were losing to them. | | | The slot machine hitters are crazy and get what they have coming, but the card counters are the real heros in all of this. | | | They have a book out called "Bringing Down The House" |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Breaking Vegas: Books |
| | The book follows him and a group of fellow students as they proceed to win hundreds of thousands of dollars by playing blackjack in Casinos around the world and all they use is three simple techniques to give them the upper hand. | | | And, he made millions of dollars playing blackjack, using three simple techniques that gave him the edge, techniques that are revealed in this book for the first time. | | | 'Breaking Vegas' is a true story about a young MIT student called Semyon Dukach. |
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| | HSX Prediction Market: MovieStocks® : 21 aka Breaking Vegas |
| | Discuss 21 aka Breaking Vegas on the Movies Board. | | | HSX Prediction Market: MovieStocks® : 21 aka Breaking Vegas | | | Breaking Vegas recounts the story of how six M.I.T. students trained in card counting managed to win millions of dollars from Las Vegas casinos at the blackjack tables. |
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| | Case Ace Poker :: View topic - When is Breaking Vegas on? |
| | Case Ace Poker Forum Index » Everything Else » When is Breaking Vegas on? | | | Case Ace Poker :: View topic - When is Breaking Vegas on? | | | All times are synchronized with the forum server time |
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| | Las Vegas Hilton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Firefighters, using the knowledge they had learned from the MGM fire, used local television networks to notify people to stay in their rooms and not go out to the halls and stairwells. | | | Located on 80 acres (324,000 m²), it has a 100,000 square foot (9,000 m²) casino and is also home to the largest sports book in Las Vegas. | | | The race and sports book was added in 1986 and at the time was the largest in Las Vegas. |
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| | Aussie boxer prepares for Vegas bout - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News |
| | Arce won that memorable all action bout, also in Las Vegas, in a 10th round stoppage and declared he would knock out Hussein. | | | Home > Sport > Breaking News > Article | | | Aussie boxer prepares for Vegas bout - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News |
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| | Breaking Vegas Gadgetopia |
| | Just watched a fantastic documentary on the History Channel called ‘Breaking Vegas’, which tells the story of the MIT Blackjack Team, a group of MIT students in the early 90’s that elevated card counting into a profitable business. | | | just watched ‘Breaking Vegas’ on the HC about the two craps guys dominic loroggio and his partner, forget his name, was searching for his throwing strategy. | | | Most of these guys were Computer Science majors who realized that blackjack is a winnable game, to those who use the proper disciplines. |
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| | Shop A&E and The History Channel : Professor Blackjack DVD |
| | It's every gambler's dream--to find a way to beat the odds and empty the coffers of Vegas casinos. | | | Sometimes they got away with it, and sometimes the odds--and the law--caught up to them. | | | BREAKING VEGAS profiles people who took on the casino system and came away with cash. |
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| | Go To Team - Dickson stars in History Channel's Breaking Vegas. |
| | Go To Team - Dickson stars in History Channel's Breaking Vegas. | | | Click on the text below see the entire hour long episode in Windows Media Player. | | | Jonathan Dickson stars in History Channel's Breaking Vegas |
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| | Breaking Vegas |
| | It's every gambler's dream - to find a way to beat the odds and take buckets of cash from the coffers of Vegas casinos. | | | The new series BREAKING VEGAS profiles people who took on Vegas—and took it for lots of cash. | | | Some people get lucky; but others scheme their way to riches. |
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| | Tahoe Daily Tribune - News |
| | "Breaking Vegas" will continue running at 9 p.m. | | | Breaking Vegas will not be shown on March 29, April 12 and May 3 to allow for specials. | | | The series about historical gambling heists with many scenes shot at the Inn, has been on the air since March 1. |
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| | Breaking Vegas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Breaking Vegas is a television show that covers the great lengths people have gone to make money, often illegally, from casinos. | | | It is currently being shown on The History Channel. |
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| | TV Show - Breaking Into Vegas !!!!! |
| | When the Casino finds out they call in the "A Team" to get to the bottom of this. | | | The Code Room – Breaking Into Vegas – Is LIVE !!!! | | | In this episode of The Code Room a small group of rouge hackers finds its way into the systems for High Rollers at the famous Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. |
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| | Hofbrauhaus Company Store |
| | Garden), bar, music, food, towers and turrets, windows, balconies and even the roof tiles are all a recreation of the original structure in | | | BVT HBavaria L.P. (Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas) is a licensee of the Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München“ | | | Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is the very first authentic Hofbräuhaus outside |
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| | Shawn Levy Directing 21 - Movie News - Empire Movies |
| | The movie (formerly titled Breaking Vegas) follows six MIT students trained by their professor to become experts in card counting. | | | They subsequently take some Vegas casinos for millions. | | | Shawn Levy is in talks to direct the Kevin Spacy-produced gambling movie 21. |
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| | Breaking Vegas (2004) (TV) |
| | Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Breaking Vegas (2004) (TV) | | | I have seen this movie and would like to comment on it | | | Gave is a 3 because of the obvious shills |
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| | The Code Room - Breaking Into Vegas ! |
| | The Code Room - Breaking Into Vegas ! | | | Check out the latest episode of The Code Room and see the White Hats and the Black Hats battle for the security of Las Vegas, Nevada. | | | # re: The Code Room - Breaking Into Vegas ! |
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| | Celebrity Stylist Devises Look for Casino Cheaters on Upcoming Show "Breaking Vegas" for The History Channel : ... |
| | The revealing show is a series of 13 episodes, detailing the antics of Sin City"s most known professional cheaters who, throughout history, almost brought Vegas down by their genius cheating scams. | | | Celebrity Stylist creates look for Sin City's most professional cheaters on the History Channel series, "Breaking Vegas". | | | (PRWEB) February 24, 2005 -- Celebrity fashion stylist, TV personality, and costume designer Michael Holdaway, who has created looks for stars such as Adrian Brody and Elija Wood, will be capturing the essence of 13 notorious Las Vegas casino cheaters for the upcoming History channel series, "Breaking Vegas". |
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| | Amazon.com: Las Vegas: Then & Now: DVD: James Caan,Josh Duhamel,Nikki Cox,James Lesure,Vanessa Marcil,Molly Sims,Marsha ... |
| | Ed Deline (Cann) and Danny McCoy (Duhamel) works on the surveillance team of the casino. | | | Since we are talking about Las Vegas, there is a lot of work to be done: Looking for cheaters, hosting and protecting the famous and the "whales", and taking personal care of those who win too much. | | | Plot Synopsis: Montecito Casino & Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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| | Breaking Vegas mistakes, goofs and bloopers |
| | Sell posters on your website and make $$ | | | Breaking Vegas (2005) - 2 mistakes in entire show | | | Factual error: In the episode "Gadget Gamblers" when the engineer and his family are partying with the professional gamblers, a stack of $100 bills can be seen on the coffee table. |
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| | Re: Anyone seen the show "Breaking Vegas"? Any goo |
| | It is done in docu-drama format (with recreation of actual events) and is the "Pre-quel" to the book "Bringing Down the House", as its place in time is before the events covered in tome. | | | Parker Pages: Las Vegas Everything is maintained by Viktor Nacht with WebBBS 5.00. | | | In Response To: Anyone seen the show "Breaking Vegas"? |
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| | Las Vegas Herald - Breaking Health News |
| | The Health Ministry said four people who had been to be bird flu victims, but the WHO is awaiting A breaking news publication by the Pantheon Publishing... | | | Soon after their first child was born, he caught the AIDS virus and unwittingly infected... | | | best to completely eradicate the virus," Health and Family and Pakistan, according to the World Health Organization A breaking news publication by the... |
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| | Breaking Vegas - Casino Man Shop |
| | More straightforward and successful attempts to address the world of gambling are featured in the DVD's supplemental features, which offer two additional History Channel documentaries, High Rollers: A History of Gambling and "How To Win in Las Vegas," an episode from their Conquest series. | | | No reviews have been submitted about this item. | | | Interviews with team members and author Ben Mezrich, whose 2003 book Bringing Down the House focuses on a later M.I.T. team, provide the most interesting moments; however, the pulpy narration, hyperactive direction, and awkward dramatic re-creations cheapen the doc's efforts to effectively relay this engaging story. |
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| | Irish Examiner > Breaking News > Vegas reverend insists Spears was sober at wedding |
| | The woman who married Britney Spears in Las Vegas has hit out at claims the pop singer was drunk during the 5am ceremony. | | | Home > Breaking News > Entertainment > Vegas reverend insists Spears was sober at wedding | | | Irish Examiner > Breaking News > Vegas reverend insists Spears was sober at wedding |
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| | VegasHockey.com : Youth hockey news from Las Vegas and beyond! |
| | Salt Lake City - Goalie Tim Douglas, on fire his last three starts, was spectacular and teammates Conrad Trimbath, Evan Zucker and Ryan Krajniak scored as AA Las Vegas won their biggest game of the season, 3-0 over the #1 rated AA Long Beach Jr. | | | For all the latest breaking Vegas hockey news (faster than we can update the info on this page!), be sure to 'check' into the | | | Ice Dogs midget majors to capture the Southwest League Championship today. |
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| | Las Vegas Herald - Breaking Business News |
| | Sirius Satellite Radio and Volkswagen of America, Inc. said that Volkswagen will offer Sirius as its sole satellite radio provider in the United States.... | | | Real estate speculators have moved out of the Southern California housing market to new hot spots like Phoenix, Las Vegas and... | | | Ten percent of U.S. workers admit to having an alcoholic beverage on company time on St. Patrick's Day, a survey finds.... |
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| | SportbikeS.com: Breaking News! Vegas Beware! |
| | He said 'Big shout-out to the Vegas crew! | | | Word spread quickly throughout Vegas as nightclubs clamored to restock their bars. | | | A bartender at the Palms told this reporter that 'When RedR1 visits its a blessing and a nightmare' 'blessing because we make a lot of money, much more than normal. |
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| | Breaking Vegas |
| | Betting $50,000 a hand —and in their spare time partying in VIP suites — the students racked up millions in winnings before their ingenious scam folded. | | | Bonus Documentary "High Rollers: A History of Gambling;" "How to Win in Las Vegas" with Phil Hellmuth; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection | | | BREAKING VEGAS features interviews and dramatic re-enactments that bring this gripping true story to life. |
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| | Las Vegas SUN: Breaking Glaciers Imperil Arctic Lifestyle |
| | A member of the Greenspun Media Group, publishers of: In Business, Las Vegas Life, | | | By JAN M. ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) - Watching the gargantuan chunks of ice break off the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier and thunder into an Arctic fjord is a spectacular sight. | | | Las Vegas SUN: Breaking Glaciers Imperil Arctic Lifestyle |
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| | Deep Discount DVD |
| | Based on Ben Mizrich's bestselling book BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, BREAKING VEGAS tells the true story of six nerdy college students from MIT--including Mizrich himself--who used their genius math skills to win millions of dollars at Las Vegas casinos. | | | The History Channel's thrilling documentary recounts Mizrich's amazing story through archival footage, dramatic reenactments, and interviews with the former students, casino executives, security experts, gamblers, and Vegas historians. | | | HOW TO WIN IN LAS VEGAS WITH PHIL |
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| | History Channel: Breaking Vegas |
| | History Channel » On TV » Breaking Vegas | | | A list of embarrasing, egregious errors on the Tommy Hyland episode |
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| | Dan Sellers's WebLog : The Code Room: BREAKING INTO VEGAS! |
| | The Code Room is online ½ hour TV show focusing on developers and the programming challenges that they face. | | | Dan Sellers's WebLog : The Code Room: BREAKING INTO VEGAS! |
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