The Physicist Who Broke Horse Racing
<p>Benter grew up in a Pittsburgh suburb and went on to study physics in college. Upon graduating, he left school and boarded a bus to play cards in Las Vegas after reading <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=beat+the+dealer+edward+thorp&hvadid=580634795727&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9012046&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=8972100812154597895&hvtargid=kwd-301125492854&hydadcr=22568_13493238&ref=pd_sl_9msgreje2q_e" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Beat the Dealer</em></a> (the book credited as being the origin of card counting).</p>
<p>A few years later, by 1980, he was working at a Mcdonald's while gambling on the side. One day, he was introduced to Alan Woods, and his life changed forever.</p>
<p>Woods was the leader of a count carding team in Vegas. At the time, Woods impressed Benter with his card-counting discipline and equitably division of winnings among the team. Picture a real-life <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_(2008_film)" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>21</em></a>.</p>
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