Anthony Curtis (born c. 1958) is an American

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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 '' The Killing of Tupac Shakur'', 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 Charles Einstein. 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 Stanford Wong 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 World Series of Blackjack and the Ultimate Blackjack Tour, the latter of which he provided the analyses of play and wrote the commentary that was presented by Max Rubin and Mati Moralejo. He was the winner at Max Rubin's 2017 Blackjack Ball for the title of "The Best Gambler in the World." In 2020, he was inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame.

References

External links

Las Vegas Advisor
{{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Anthony Living people American blackjack players American gambling writers American male non-fiction writers American publishers (people) Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)