Ken Uston on Blackjack. By Ken Uston. Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, Inc., 1986. Hardcover.
Description. "The very sight of Ken Uston in a gambling casino sends pit bosses scrambling for their telephones and security guards running. Why? Not because he gambles in them....but because he WINS!
"Ken Uston is considered the foremost blackjack player in the world. He and his teams have won more than $5 million playing in casinos in Nevada, Atlantic City, Europe and around the world. He has figured out and conquered the game, playing it scientifically and to perfection. For this he has become a pariah--banned from casinos, insulted, jostled into back rooms, photographed against his will, even punched out. When he appealed to various gaming commissions he either was told politely to get lost or was treated to a ‘day in court' that did no more than cost him thousands of dollars in fees and convince him that the legal and regulatory systems of the states were solidly on the side of the casinos--and the players be damned.
"In 1984 Ken Uston by chance returned to the fray when he was barred from Caesars' Palace in Lake Tahoe for playing some innocent and legal apres ski blackjack. He complained to the authorities, and in the subsequent farcical sequence of events that led to another go-round with the regulatory commission, he discovered that, even though the game of blackjack had changed considerably since his last assault on the casinos, it could indeed be beaten.
"Here is the entertaining and eye-opening account of that tumultuous period in Ken Uston's life. It tells of the winning and losing of tens of thousands of dollars; the cloak-and-dagger experiences of professional blackjack teams; the battles with the Nevada Gaming Commission, the casinos, and the Nevada Attorney General in the courts; and the new techniques Ken Uston developed to beat the casinos at their own very profitable game." 212 pages.
Condition. Book is in VERY GOOD condition. Dust jacket is in GOOD condition; edgewear.
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