What is the theme in Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich?

Greed is another important theme in the book. The book presents a range of individuals who engage in card counting in order to win at blackjack. The appeal of blackjack, as described by Micky Rosa, is that the game has a 'memory.' In other words once cards are played they will not recur again in a series of games. This allows an observant and trained player to determine the chance that a high card will be dealt next, and knowing the shifting odds of this allows for an adaptive betting strategy.