Anthony Curtis is a

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player, gambler, author and publisher. He publishes the ''Las Vegas Advisor'', a newsletter founded in 1983 that covers discounts in

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, and Huntington Press, a publishing house that has released books about

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, as well as

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, including

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, a ''

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'' bestseller by author

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Early life and education

Curtis became interested in gambling at age 16 when he read ''How to Win at Blackjack'' by

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. After

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, Curtis moved to

in 1979 shortly before turning 21 to pursue gambling professionally.

Career

He participated in a team run by

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that engaged in tournament play in and around Las Vegas and is known to have won $72k after placing first at a Matchplay Blackjack tournament at the

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. Curtis has appeared on the

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, A&E and

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, as well as on televised blackjack events such as the

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and the

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, the latter of which he provided the analyses of play and wrote the commentary that was presented by

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and

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. He was the runner up at

's 2011 Blackjack Ball for the title of "The Best Gambler in the World."

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won. In 2020, he was inducted into the

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References

External links

Las Vegas Advisor
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