On Lotteries January 12th, 2016 @ 7:48 am PST
A lottery is a taxation upon all the fools in creation; and heaven be praised, it is easily raised, for credulity’s always in fashion. Henry Fielding, “The Lottery” – 1732
The Most Interesting Man in the World? March 5th, 2012 @ 8:23 am PST
It usually takes me a few weeks to get around to reading Sports Illustrated. So I’m a bit late to this, but I just read the SI obituary of John Fairfax. He’s most famous for being the first man to row solo across the Atlantic, which he did in 1969. But it seems like everything […]
Busting Vegas April 8th, 2008 @ 7:46 am PDT
This weekend I finished reading Busting Vegas by Ben Mezrich, the same guy that wrote Bringing Down the House. It’s pretty much the same story: M.I.T. math geeks take on the gambling industry. David and Goliath, etc. It’s a good, quick read. I’d definitely grab Bringing Down the House first, though. It was much more […]
When the Mob Ran Vegas March 25th, 2008 @ 6:32 am PDT
A quick book review
Vegas, Baby January 27th, 2007 @ 11:49 pm PST
Postings will be sparse for the next few days. I’m in Vegas with my dad. We golfed today and will be golfing again tomorrow … and the next day … and the next day … This is my third or fourth trip to Las Vegas since I moved to LA in 2000. I’m not much […]
Bringing Down the House May 30th, 2005 @ 8:52 pm PDT
What a great book! I just finished reading “Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions“, and I feel like I need to take a nap. It’s a thrilling, true account of a group of college kids that managed — in two years! — to fleece the […]
