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'''Lawrence Revere''' (born Griffith K. Owens) was an author, [[casino]] [[pit boss]], and professional [[blackjack]] player best known for his book ''Playing Blackjack as a Business''. Revere played under multiple aliases, including Leonard "Specs" Parsons and Paul Mann. Revere had a degree in [[Mathematics]] from the [[University of Nebraska]].
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| birth_name = Griffith K. Owens
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| education = [[University of Nebraska]]
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'''Lawrence Revere''' (born '''Griffith K. Owens'''; November 5, 1915 &ndash; April 23, 1977<ref>{{cite web |title=United States Social Security Death Index |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMM3-JT5 |website=FamilySearch |accessdate=18 July 2018}}{{better source needed|date=August 2024}}</ref>) was an author, [[casino]] [[pit boss]], and professional [[blackjack]] player best known for his book ''Playing Blackjack as a Business''. Revere played under multiple aliases, including Leonard "Speck" Parsons and Paul Mann.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackjackreview.com/wp/encyclopedia/r/#LawrenceRevere |title=The Encyclopedia of Casino Twenty-One|publisher=blackjackreview.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-03}}</ref>


== Education and personal life ==
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Revere promoted the following [[card counting]] strategies developed with Julian Braun, which were detailed in ''Playing Blackjack as a Business'':
Revere had a degree in [[mathematics]] from the [[University of Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reverebj.com/revere.htm |title=The official website of Lawrence Revere|publisher=reverebj.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-03}}</ref>

He died of [[cancer]] on April 23, 1977.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

== Card counting ==

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Revere promoted the following [[card counting]] strategies developed with Julian Braun, which were detailed in ''Playing Blackjack as a Business'':{{cn|date=August 2024}}


*The Revere Point Count
*The Revere Point Count
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*The Ten Count Strategy
*The Ten Count Strategy


Revere Point Count was highly popular in the early days of counting and is still considered a benchmark strategy. His book only gave the single deck version. He sold the multi-deck version and it is still sold decades later by relatives. He also sold high level strategies referred to as Revere Advanced Point Count (RAPC.) These are now generally considered obsolete due to unnecessary complexity - although they are still valid and in use today.
Revere Point Count was highly popular in the early days of counting and is still considered a benchmark strategy. His book only gave the single-deck version. He sold the multi-deck version and it is still sold decades later by relatives. He also sold high-level strategies referred to as Revere Advanced Point Count (RAPC.) These are now generally considered obsolete due to unnecessary complexity – although they are still valid and in use today.{{cn|date=August 2024}}


Revere is a controversial figure as he worked both sides of the game at once (casino and player.) He advised both sides. But he was also known as a master of camouflage (avoiding detection by casinos.) And he trained many of the early counters some of whom use his strategies to this day.
Revere was a controversial figure as he worked both sides of the game at once (casino and player), advising both sides. But he was also known as a master of avoiding detection by casinos, and as an early proponent of composition-dependent strategy and floating advantage.<ref>Schlesinger, Donald "Blackjack Attack." 3rd edition, March 2, 2005, RGE Publishing.</ref> And he trained many of the early counters, some of whom use his strategies to this day.{{cn|date=August 2024}}


== References ==
He died on [[April 23]], [[1977]] of [[cancer]].
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.reverebj.com/ Official site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160311185232/http://www.reverebj.com/ Official site- Archived]

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Latest revision as of 01:09, 27 August 2024

Lawrence Revere
Born
Griffith K. Owens

(1915-11-05)November 5, 1915
DiedApril 23, 1977(1977-04-23) (aged 61)
EducationUniversity of Nebraska
Occupation(s)Author, blackjack player

Lawrence Revere (born Griffith K. Owens; November 5, 1915 – April 23, 1977[1]) was an author, casino pit boss, and professional blackjack player best known for his book Playing Blackjack as a Business. Revere played under multiple aliases, including Leonard "Speck" Parsons and Paul Mann.[2]

Education and personal life

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Revere had a degree in mathematics from the University of Nebraska.[3]

He died of cancer on April 23, 1977.[citation needed]

Card counting

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Revere promoted the following card counting strategies developed with Julian Braun, which were detailed in Playing Blackjack as a Business:[citation needed]

  • The Revere Point Count
  • The Revere Five Count Strategy
  • The Reverse Plus-Minus Strategy
  • The Ten Count Strategy

Revere Point Count was highly popular in the early days of counting and is still considered a benchmark strategy. His book only gave the single-deck version. He sold the multi-deck version and it is still sold decades later by relatives. He also sold high-level strategies referred to as Revere Advanced Point Count (RAPC.) These are now generally considered obsolete due to unnecessary complexity – although they are still valid and in use today.[citation needed]

Revere was a controversial figure as he worked both sides of the game at once (casino and player), advising both sides. But he was also known as a master of avoiding detection by casinos, and as an early proponent of composition-dependent strategy and floating advantage.[4] And he trained many of the early counters, some of whom use his strategies to this day.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 18, 2018.[better source needed]
  2. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Casino Twenty-One". blackjackreview.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "The official website of Lawrence Revere". reverebj.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  4. ^ Schlesinger, Donald "Blackjack Attack." 3rd edition, March 2, 2005, RGE Publishing.
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