 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Ben Mezrich |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Gambling |
| Genre | Non-fiction † |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
Publication date | September 27, 2005 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| ISBN | 0-060-57511-5 |
| Preceded by | Bringing Down the House |
Busting Vegas (stylized as Busting Vega$) is a 2005 book by Ben Mezrich about a group of MIT card counters and blackjack players commonly known as the MIT Blackjack Team. The subtitle of the original, hardcover edition was The MIT Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees,[1] but the subtitle of the subsequent paperback editions was A True Story of Monumental Excess, Sex, Love, Violence, and Beating the Odds.[2]
While represented as non-fiction by Mezrich, the book contains significant fictional elements. The book is a sequel to Bringing Down the House; however, the team discussed in Busting Vegas were primarily active prior to the team discussed in Bringing Down the House.[3]
- ^ Mezrich, Ben (September 27, 2005). Busting Vegas: The MIT Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees. ISBN 0060575115.
- ^ Mezrich, Ben (August 22, 2006). Busting Vegas: A True Story of Monumental Excess, Sex, Love, Violence, and Beating the Odds. ISBN 0060575123.
- ^ "ThePOGG Interviews - Semyon Dukach - MIT Card Counting Team Captain". Retrieved November 10, 2012.