) THE BOOK THAT MADE | LAS VEGAS CHANGE THE RULES ? ee THE ne Ve THORP OVER 500,000 COPIES SOLD —— __My, A t0 (295° This book ts dedicate hss my wife VIVIAN 15 cand my children, (96 son, EAREN and TEFPIET ‘Copytight © 1962, 1966 by Edward O. Thorp ‘Al sighes reserved wader International and PaavAmerican Copy fight Conventions. Published in the Unived Sats by Rancim Hous, Ioe., New York. Diserbured ig, Canada by Random Howse’ of Canada Limited, Toroow. Originally published by Random House, fc. ia 1966. The qooation from Paul ONeit's ‘rile in Life Magazioe eppears cours Life Magaioe © 1964 ‘Time Ine. heuy of Congress Cataloging in Publication Dasa {GV1295.B35TS 1973) 79342——72-8006 ISBN 0-394-70310-3, Manufsceured in che Unies Seater of America ‘Viosage Books Editon, Februtsy 1966 Soong Mo me ponAcknowledgments I am indebted to Roger R. Baldwin, Wilbur E. Cantey, T wish to thank the many friends and colleagues who Ihave made valuable. suggestions, Professors. ‘Claude E. Shannon, Berthold Schweizer, Abo Sklar, and Elbert Walker. I am indebted to Vivian and James Thorp for the long hours they spent playing the part of “the house.” For showing me many of the methods and devices used by casinos i cheating ad forgiving me «largo amount of Jafomaton on the word of gambling owe a rat investigator for Scot prom tn i eported in Caper 5-