Breaking vegas on history channel

[bubbadu]

For anyone that has read the EXCELLENT, bringing down the house book, about the MIT students that took vegas for millions, on the history channel right now is going to talk about their story 🙂

 

[badmouse]

So, I assume these guys are actors, not the real dudes? I read about them - cool story.

 

[FuZoR]

thanks! almost forgot

 

[bubbadu]

Originally posted by: badmouse
So, I assume these guys are actors, not the real dudes? I read about them - cool story.

Mickey aka Mr. M (main coach) looks EXACTLY like I would have pictured him... its tough to say if its actors or not though. I loved bringing down the house, I read it in like 8 hours, went up to the casino in montreal and won 1600 bucks. I heard there was going to be a movie on HBO coming out.. anyone know any details?

 

[mpitts]

The book was great. Thanks for letting me know this was on.

 

[conjur]

Yeah...I've seen that show before.

Excellent.

 

[bubbadu]

Just saw the preview for "The Casino", looks pretty good, starts on june on Fox. Pretty good show so far, makes me want to drive up to canada asap.

 

[Raincity]

The book is a bit glorified and parts are untrue.

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: Raincity
The book is a bit glorified and parts are untrue.

It's still a good book.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Nuts. Just got kicked off the TV, I was enjoying it.

 

[bunker]

Damn, just finished the book a couple months ago, wish I had known this was on earlier.

 

[bubbadu]

How come most of the kids in the book are asian, and theres only one asian guy on this show? Were they mainly asian or not?

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: bubbadu
How come most of the kids in the book are asian, and theres only one asian guy on this show? Were they mainly asian or not?

IIRC only 1 of the main characters were asian. There were more asians in the book but I haven't seen the show so I don't know how deep into the orginization it goes.