00:00If you were a math genius, what would you do with your gifts?
00:03Bill Bentner's answer, move to Hong Kong and make a billion dollars betting on horse races.
00:08After finishing university with a degree in physics but a passion for computer programming,
00:12Bill took the road less traveled by most physics majors and went to Las Vegas to count cards.
00:17Seven years later, he was banned from all Vegas trip casinos and not because of their shoe policy.
00:22Bentner then met Alan Woods, a like-minded gambler whose expertise in horse racing complemented
00:27Bentner's passion for computers.
00:28So, what does one do when a math nerd and a pro gambler cross paths?
00:33Fly to Hong Kong, of course.
00:34Starting out with what today would be worth $400,000, the duo placed bets and continuously
00:39refined Bentner's computer algorithm for predicting winners.
00:43But how exactly did Bentner win nearly $1 billion?
00:46To learn that, check out the full-length video on the Economics Explained main channel.
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