May 4, 20187 yr Quote Bill Benter did the impossible: He wrote an algorithm that couldn’t lose at the track. Close to a billion dollars later, he tells his story for the first time.[/quote] Quote this is a VERY long article. But for those of us who have the gambling persuasion, I thought it was excellent. It took me about 15 mins to read the whole article. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-03/the-gambler-who-cracked-the-horse-racing-code TL;DR 23 year old moves to vegas to be a blackjack card counter, then moves to Hong Kong to bet on horses, loses everything, counts cards again, then wins maybe up to a billion, and then gives away a shitload of the money to charities Edited May 4, 20187 yr by AUS-97HORN
May 4, 20187 yr Really good read. I also noticed you finally changed your username; glad you didn't change your avatar though.
May 11, 20187 yr This needs to be made into a movie. Also, Happy Valley Race Course, on a Wednesday night, kicks all sorts of ass. Can't recommend it enough if you find yourself in HK. Edited May 11, 20187 yr by HeHateMe
May 11, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, HeHateMe said: This needs to be made into a movie. Also, Happy Valley Race Course, on a Wednesday night, kicks all sorts of ass. Can't recommend it enough if you find yourself in HK. yeah that place is a great place to be rich and single. loved it.
May 20, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, Jack Burton said: Justify. Your entire 401k. Didn’t bet on that, but I did lose all my money..
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