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How to Beat the House: the Science Behind Gamblers’ Hot Streaks
RUN THE NUMBERS
From the MIT card counters to the Irish lottery schemers to Hong Kong’s racetracks, how a few brains spotted the loopholes, beat the house, and cashed in.
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Mar. 12 2016
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