(PRESS RELEASE) --In Las Vegas on Saturday, February 24, at the new Platinum Hotel and Spa; Mike Aponte and David Irvine, former members of the notorious Massachusetts Institute of Technology blackjack team that won millions from casinos, will impart their blackjack wisdom to students during the year's first one-day group seminar.

The cost of this special Blackjack Institute Group Seminar is $899.00 and includes an entire day of instruction, training exercises, insider tips and a luncheon where attendees can learn the real story behind the very successful MIT blackjack team.

The event will run from 8:30am to 5:00pm, and enrollment will be capped at 50 students so focused attention can be provided to all attendees.

This special group session will be one of only a few such opportunities offered within the United States this year by the Blackjack Institute, a school co-founded by Aponte and Irvine. Aspiring card counters can sign up at www.BlackjackInstitute.com .

Some of the essential points to be taught during the group seminar include:

- Why blackjack is winnable

- Calculating odds

- Understanding basic strategy

- Hi/Lo card counting methodology

- Identifying meaningful pairs

- Deck estimation

- Tracking the true count

- Money management

- Betting strategy

- Analyzing playing conditions

- Gaming responsibly

At seminar's end, students compete against one another in events designed to test working blackjack knowledge. The top students will then receive awards for their accomplishments. All enrollees also receive a Blackjack Institute Home Kit containing everything a person needs to practice on their own, including: a training manual, instructional DVD, blackjack felt, six decks of playing cards, cut card, discard tray, basic strategy chart, a chip tray and 100 gaming chips.

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