The more interesting guy is Zeljko Ranogajec [1], who has made himself into a billionaire with horse racing betting algorithms.  It&#x27;s pretty incredible to think that it is possible to beat a game with a ~20% rake so badly that you become a billionaire.  Bill Benter [2] is another horse racing billionaire.  Both of these guys started as low-stakes blackjack card counters and pretty much worked their way up from nothing.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Zeljko_Ranogajec" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Zeljko_Ranogajec</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gambler-profiles.com&#x2F;bill-benter-the-richest-of-them-all" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gambler-profiles.com&#x2F;bill-benter-the-richest-of-t...</a>