Breaking Vegas
A series about people who have attempted to make their riches by playing games against the house.
- 2005-2005
- 1 season
- History Channel
- Documentary, Drama
A series about people who have attempted to make their riches by playing games against the house.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2005
Episode 1
The Ultimate Cheat
Tue, Mar 1, 2005
Episode 2
Slot Buster
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
Episode 3
Professor Blackjack
Tue, Mar 8, 2005
Episode 4
The Gadget Gambler
Tue, Mar 15, 2005
Episode 5
Card Count King
Tue, Mar 22, 2005
Episode 6
The Counterfeit King
Tue, Apr 5, 2005
Episode 7
Slot Scoundrel
Tue, Apr 19, 2005
Episode 8
Beat the Wheel
Tue, Apr 26, 2005
Packard and Farmer become interested in roulette as college science majors. They spend three years analyzing the physics of the wheel, deriving equations, collecting data and building portable, concealable computers to determine on which eighth of the wheel approximately six numbers the ball will drop into. After the ball is released, the player times the speed and location of the ball and the wheel and the computer returns the likely eighth. Bets are placed on this group of numbers which appear random on the table. The system works well as it boosts their odds tremendously. They go on to recruit a team but the rigors of the system and hardware reliability issues force them all to retire prematurely.
Episode 9
Blackjack Man
Wed, Mar 16, 2005 50 mins
He had an IQ of 169, an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration; graduated Magna cum Laude with a degree in Economics from Yale; and possessed uncanny musical talents. Meet Ken Uston--a 38-year-old senior vice president of the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco...at least during the week. On weekends, Las Vegas and Atlantic City casinos knew him as "The Mad Bomber", "The Roadrunner", "The Phantom", and other assumed names. He was the fearless ringleader of a team of elusive, handpicked card counters that terrorized the gaming industry. We reveal how this promising young executive began living a double life, ultimately emerging as one of the greatest legends and inspirations in gambling history. Featuring exclusive interviews with Uston's mentor, teammates, and family members, the program explores this iconic gambler's journey--up to his untimely, mysterious death in 1987.
Episode 10
The Roulette Assault
Tue, May 17, 2005
Episode 11
Vegas Vixen
Tue, May 31, 2005
Episode 12
The Prince of Poker
Mon, Aug 29, 2005
Episode 13
Dice Dominator
Tue, Jun 14, 2005