There is considerable mystery and confusion online regarding card counting. Much of this is fueled by the movies and Hollywood’s version of reality. Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, Zach Galifianakis in ...

For centuries, gamblers have been using various strategies to gain an edge. The desire to beat the odds has remained despite ...

Student coaches on the craft of card counting meet with a group of about a dozen fellow classmates in a crammed Pioneer Hall dorm room once a week — but not for an underground gambling ring. The new ...

Update 4:19 pm: This story has been modified to include reaction from the creator of the card-counting iPhone app. Since the July 2008 launch of the App Store, Apple has maintained a sort of moral ...