Book Reviews of Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

A fun read...the amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Las Vegas...and lived to tell how! In less than three years, the students take some of the world's most dophisticated casinos for more than $3 million by playing blackjack.

A thoroughly-entertaining real-life how-to on beating the casinos at their own game (NOTE: many of the techniques used here may no longer work -- casino owners know how to read books, too). The authors made millions all across the country, then told this tale. Wow.

I'm not into gambling at all but I loved this book! Fast-moving, intriguing story

This is an exciting read and an interesting study of human nature, as the students organize their "club" and the winning (at first) is all about beating the house. Very quickly their dependance on the money brought in by their new venture takes the competition in a new and scary direction.

Riveting!

The book was so much better than the movie...but aren't they always!
I highly recommend this book. It's a good read and well written. Plus, you get the tips on how to count cards....if you're daring enough to try it...

A really interesting insight into the double lilfe of these MIT Students and how they bamboozled Vegas. It was a really good book. It made me want to go to Vegas!

SO FUN! A real page-turner. I got so anxious at some points I had to skip a few pages or put it down for a while to relax!

Amazing how these math genius's were able to "beat" the system for as long as they did. Although a true story, it read like fiction. If you have watched the movie "21", but haven't read the book, I would suggest reading the book as there are many differences including the ending. Ben did a great job telling the story through the eyes of one student who was a Big Player.

Reading the details of the teams' strategy and members' double lives was highly entertaining. Mezrich wrote a good book about an incredible story.

The book that inspired the movie - this is a truly unbelievable and astonishing account of the infamous MIT blackjack team (well,one of them anyway). Even if you've never gambled, after seeing the astonishing results the team achieved, you might think of researching tickets to Vegas. A very engaging story with a likable subject who lives out many people's fantasy.

highly entertaining. much much better than the movie!

Very interesting and a good story too!

This was a really good interesting read!!

Amazing. It was like reading "Ocean's Eleven" in book form...but knowing that the action was real...and legal. Also a must for anyone interested in economic game theory.

This book was entertaining although it lacked the action that I wished for. Can't wait to see the movie!

I just finished reading this book. I have had it on my shelf to read for some time, but I just hadn't gotten around to it. Since the movie is now out I wanted to read the book first. I am sorry that I waited so long because I LOVED this book. It was fast-paced and exciting. I thought it was a thoroughly fun book. Kind of reminded me of Ocean's Eleven.

Very Interesting. Makes me want to dash over to Mohegan Sun for a quickie!

Quick, interesting read. Somewhat awkwardly written, but a good story.

Those crazy MIT students--making hundreds of thousands of dollars by counting cards. Quick read with some interesting info about how Las Vegas operates behind the scenes.

Great book! Alot of fun to read and very informative for people who don't know the ins and outs of Blackjack!

Greatbook. Quick read!! Makes you want to go to Vegas and try to find the card counters!!

Fun, disposable read.

This is an excellent book to read on a trip to Vegas! Fun exciting true story.

Riviting! Loved it!

"The story is told through the eyes of the author, who met one of the students at a party and was so intrigued by his outrageous tale that he was compelled to put it into a book.
This is a story of a group of math whizzes, most of Asian descent, who used the art of card counting, worked as teams, and legally won as much as 4 million dollars during the few years they spent their weekends in the Vegas casinos, living the high life." amazon review

Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.'s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an eccentric mastermind. Tense action, high stakes, and incredibly close calls.

Very interesting. Inside look at Vegas.

Excellent book about MIT students who beat the gambling system by counting cards. Could not put it down.

A fun, quick, easy read. It should appeal to a wide variety... back-alley-dice player to scholar.

Very good book, I actually watched to movie first (21). I can see the thrill of cards and wish that you could beat the house as being so many peoples down falls.

You won't want to put it down.

this book is great!

I really like this book a lot! I highly recommend it. Very entertaining.

Interesting read if you've ever been to Vegas.

From the back cover - The amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas - and lived to tell how.

incredible!

Pretty intense read about the real life behind poker hustlers. Reveals a lot about Vegas and gambling that you'd never see elsewhere. Great for poker players and non gamblers alike.

A fun book--complete fluff, but entertaining for its inside look at vegas.

Excellent story!

True story of MIT Students - I found it interesting since I work with MIT grads. Good story.

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