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Lawrence Revere (born Griffith K. Owens) was an author, casino pit boss, and professional blackjack player best known for his book Playing Blackjack as a Business. Revere played under multiple aliases, including Leonard "Specs" Parsons and Paul Mann. Revere had a degree in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska.

Revere developed and promoted the following card counting strategies, which were detailed in Playing Blackjack as a Business:

The Revere Point Count
The Revere Five Count Strategy
The Reverse Plus-Minus Strategy
The Ten Count Strategy

He died on April 23, 1977 of cancer.

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 He died on [[April 23]], [[1977]] of [[cancer]].
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 *[http://www.reverebj.com/ Official site]
 *[http://www.blackjackhero.com/blackjack/players/lawrence-revere/ Blackjack Hero profile]
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-In the late 80s Olivier Doria d'Angri met with the famous group of Mit students who  subsequently ''Took Vegas for Millions''and gaved them expert advice on marginal drawing based on an extension of the Revere's systems
-In the early 90s a group of Merrill Lynch London Derivatives traders led by Olivier Doria d'Angri went to play Black Jack in a West End Casino and won a small fortune with the Revere's strategies, so much that his Membership in the same Casino was cancelled.
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