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Several documentaries have been made on the game of blackjack, which is one of the most popular casino games in the world. Here is a list of the three top blackjack documentaries.
Breaking Vegas is a blackjack documentary based on the adventures of a group of MIT students and former students who learned card counting and won huge amounts of cash from Las Vegas casinos in the nineties. Made by History Channel, it provides an insight into the MIT phenomenon, giving clear details about their schemes and how they used their genius to beat Las Vegas casinos.
Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians is another blackjack documentary worth checking out as it is inspired by a US blackjack team of devout Christians, the biggest and the richest in the country. The Holy Rollers would travel from one casino to the other counting cards and winning thousands of dollars. They would say that one should learn to play blackjack in order to be a true disciple of Jesus.
Horizon: Making Millions the Easy Way is also a documentary inspired by the MIT group and traces their evolution from students to card counting high rollers in Las Vegas casinos.
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