The Computer Group was the first modern betting ring, able - with the help of the gambler Billy Walters and his national network of bettors - to wager millions of dollars each week. The foundation was laid by Michael Kent, a naive 34-year-old computer expert, who had spent seven years constructing the first successful programs for handicapping football and basketball games. Settling in Las Vegas, Kent found a friend in Dr. Ivan Mindlin, an orthopedic surgeon who showed a strong interest in this brave, new science of computer betting
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The Gang That Beat Las Vegas - The Story of The Computer Group
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