Breaking Vegas
  • Published: 1 September 2006
  • ISBN: 9780099490999
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $29.99

Breaking Vegas

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The book Vegas doesn't want you to read...

Another page-turning true story of the underbelly of Las Vegas from Ben Mezrich, a successor to his bestselling Bringing Down the House.

For nearly five years, he was known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'; the biggest high roller to hit Sin City in decades, a hotshot, twenty one year-old kid with a seemingly unlimited bankroll and an even more unlimited lust for big money action. His name was Semyon Dukatch, and stories swirled in his wake. Some said he was a Russian arms dealer, others a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more unlikely: he was a twenty-one year old graduate student who had a plan that would one day make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine.

The Darling of Las Vegas quickly became a legend in the casino world. He is the only person banned from the island of Aruba. He was held, at gunpoint, in a cave in Monte Carlo and told that if he ever returned, he'd be murdered. And he made millions of dollars playing blackjack, using three simple techniques that gave him the edge, techniques that are revealed in this book for the first time.

This is his story, the ultimate true story of Las Vegas, the book Vegas doesn't want you to read...
  • Published: 1 September 2006
  • ISBN: 9780099490999
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $29.99
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About the author

Ben Mezrich

Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House in addition to many other books, both fiction and non-fiction. The major motion picture 21, starring Kevin Spacey, was based on Bringing Down the House. The Oscar-winning film The Social Network was adapted from The Accidental Billionaires. Mezrich lives in Boston with his wife and son.

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Also by Ben Mezrich

Straight Flush
Once Upon a Time in Russia
The Accidental Billionaires
Sex on the Moon
21: Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down The House
The 37th Parallel
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Praise for Breaking Vegas

Riveting . . . [Mezrich has] become a master at delivering fast-paced, tightly structured narratives that keep readers engaged every step of the way. . . Most impressive . . . What [Mezrich has] done, beautifully, is craft a riveting story about kids with excess brainpower taking on casinos with excess money. He has penned a gripping true-life adventure that will keep you reading well past your bedtime

Boston Globe

A very enjoyable read that makes you feel like you're right there in Vegas playing along. Semyon's story is a fascinating, true life adventure

Kevin Spacey

Very stylish and captivating. . . Mezrich brilliantly captures the tension and excitement. . . A must read at all costs

Daily Mirror

Glamorous, exciting and true, it's a tale to send the Oceans Eleven back to bussing tables for tips

Arena

It's fast paced and believable, but does it really tell you how to win at blackjack? To find out, you'll have to buy the book, a small price to pay for the thousands you could make

Daily Express