Beating the Odds, from Las Vegas to Wall Street

About this book

In an extraordinary career that includes inventing a card counting system, the world's first wearable computer which was used at Las Vegas card and roulette tables. Edward O Thorp then shifted his interest to Wall Street, where because of his mathematical knowledge, (he is a college professor in mathematics) ran a successful hedge fund, he has a very good understanding of mathematic probability.Warning: Gambling in any form can be an addiction with serious consequences.