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{{Short description|American blackjack strategy author}}
'''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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'''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 developed and promoted the following [[card counting]] strategies, 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.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
He died on April 23, [[1977]] from [[cancer]].

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 ==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160311185232/http://www.reverebj.com/ Official site- Archived]


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==Sources==
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*[http://www.reverebj.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.blackjackhero.com/blackjack/players/lawrence-revere/ Blackjack Hero profile]


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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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