Breaking Vegas : the true story of the M.I.T. Blackjack Team
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Published
[United States] : A & E Home Video :, [2004].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0767063783, 9780767063784
UPC
733961712988

Notes

General Note
Special features: bonus documentary: "High rollers: a history of gambling"; "How to win in Las Vegas" episode from the History Channel's signature series 'Conquest'.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Matthew Howe ; narrator, Aaron Stanford ; art director, Rudy Matchinga ; editor, Erik Klein ; music, Michael Richard Plowman.
Participants/Performers
Interviews with: Semyon Dukach, Jon Hirschtick, Ben Mezrich, Max Rubin, Beverly Griffin, Andy Anderson, Bill Hecht, Edward O. Thorp.
Description
A group of college students used its math skills to win millions and life in the fast lane seemed like a sure bet. Slip back to the '80s and '90s, when a group of overachieving M.I.T. students morphed into high-rolling, big-stakes gamblers. Backed by anonymous investors, they checked into hotels under assumed names and, pretending not to know each other, communicated with secret gestures and code words inside the casinos. Betting,0,000 a hand, the students racked up millions in winnings before their ingenious scam folded.
System Details
DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital stereo.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Klein, B. D., Dukach, S., Hirschtick, J., Mezrich, B., Rubin, M., Griffin, B., Anderson, A., Hecht, B., Thorp, E. O., Howe, M., Stanford, A., Matchinga, R., Klein, E., & Plowman, M. R. (2004). Breaking Vegas: the true story of the M.I.T. Blackjack Team . A & E Home Video :.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bruce David. Klein et al.. 2004. Breaking Vegas: The True Story of the M.I.T. Blackjack Team. A & E Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bruce David. Klein et al.. Breaking Vegas: The True Story of the M.I.T. Blackjack Team A & E Home Video, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Klein, Bruce David., et al. Breaking Vegas: The True Story of the M.I.T. Blackjack Team A & E Home Video :, 2004.

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