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Colon, professional advantage gambler and managing director, alea consulting group. I know its an older copy, because it touts itself on the cover as having sold over 500,000 copies. Edward thorp has achieved a 20% annual return for 30 years trading options and investing in securities. No one has been responsible for introducing more people to counting cards in blackjack than thorp, who wrote the landmark book beat the dealerin 1962. Card counting works and is perfectly legal to doas long as you do not use a device of some sort to aid you. He is also the author of a guide to investment, beat the market.
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The general purpose of the game is to beat the dealers hand without going over 21. Edward oakley thorp is widely regarded as the creator of card counting, a popular gambling technique in which players keep track of which cards have been played and which cards are. Edward oakley thorp born august 14, 1932 is an american mathematics professor, author, hedge fund manager, and blackjack researcher. Since the publication of the book by edward thorp, the rules in the casinos around the world have been altered slightly to make card counting.
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