Mark Billings

Mark Billings is the author of "The Ultimate Edge," which takes the reader on a remarkable journey through the subterranean world of professional blackjack in the 1980s. The main characters are players who came up with revolutionary new ways to beat the game of blackjack again and again. The casinos responded to these methods by making changes to the game; changes that can be seen even today at blackjack tables all over the world. These were impact players. Billings is also the author of "The Biased Wheel Handbook," widely recognized as a seminal work on how to detect and exploit biased roulette wheels. His latest book is "Follow the Bouncing Ball," the true story of a rotating cast of physicists, engineers, computer programmers, statisticians and professional gamblers who set their sights on beating the game of roulette via physical prediction. After a seemingly endless series of hurdles, hiccups, cul-de-sacs and blind alleys they succeeded--succeeded to such an extent that their wins actually became embarrassing. In addition to his three books, Mr. Billings has written for numerous professional gambling publications under a variety of pseudonyms, and is well regarded as an expert in the community of professional gamblers.