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::: “ When Hull played blackjack, he saw it not as a risk-taking endeavor but rather “ a clear financial opportunity that other people did not see .” With the right system, blackjack became a positive-expectation game: Statistically speaking, Hull had to win ( over the long haul at least ).
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