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Stanford Wong was the pen name of the blackjack author and team manager, John Ferguson. Having been interested in card games in his youth, he later was to form 2 very successful card counting blackjack teams, who would take casinos to the cleaners. But money was never his driving force. That was to better his knowledge, and he often took much less of the profits as he regarded the data collected from their adventures to be the most valuable commodity. Eventually, his identity was revealed on TV.

Having seem the movie "21" about the HIT blackjack team, we're sure that many of you were thinking how cool it would be to have your own blackjack team and head off to Las Vegas to break the bank. If only life were so simple. First you'll need to put together a functioning team. The players have to be totally trustworthy, patient, easy going enough to get on with the other team members, and super skilled at the casino table game of blackjack. They will also need to contribute to the bankroll.

Using a card counting system is a great way to leave the casino with more money than you came with.