Ben Mezrich went underground with the infamous M.I.T. blackjack team to observe how they beat the house to win millions in Las Vegas. Mezrich joins Larry Mantle to discuss his new book, Bringing Down The House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas For Millions (Free Press). It tells the true story of six M.I.T. students who turned into high rollers on weekends, using a sophisticated card counting system that the casinos in Vegas simply couldn't figure out.
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