There seems to be a good tradition of "gambler hackers", e.g. - Edward O. Thorp ("Beat the Dealer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_O._Thorp http://en.wikip

There seems to be a good tradition of "gambler hackers", e.g. - Edward O. Thorp ("Beat the Dealer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_O._Thorp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_O._Thorp ) - Keith Taft (http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/content/taftint.html http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/content/taftint.html) - the MIT Blackjack Team ( "Bringing down the house" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_Down_the_House_ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_Down_the_House_(book) )