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A card counter in a casino doesn't reduce anyone else's fun. He just reduces the profits of the casinos, which generally catch on long before they're seriously hurt.

A while back I read about an early Microsoft employee who, once a year, goes to Vegas and counts cards at high stakes until they throw him out. Generally it takes about an hour, he makes several multiples of $10K, and donates it to charity.



Any chance you have a link to the article about the charitable card counter? That sounds fascinating.


Sorry, it's been a while. I tried googling but no luck. Seems like it was someone fairly well known.



I don't think so but that's pretty interesting.




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