I have to mention this book again. There was another thread on HN about Bill Benter who used statistics to win horse races, which almost went without mention of

I have to mention this book again. There was another thread on HN about Bill Benter who used statistics to win horse races, which almost went without mention of this book. The Perfect Bet: How Science and Math Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling, Adam Kucharski, Basic Books, 2016. The one thing that few people notice, or bother to say is, despite both (Shannon, Thorp, the Eudaomonics, etc) being distinguished mathematician and physicist, they didn't quite make money out of their skill. Until few yrs later, the same institution produced the famous Blackjack team, featured in the moive 21.