Olaf Vancura received his Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University in 1992. Subsequently, he joined the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and for several years taught the Casino Gambling curriculum at Tufts University. Formerly Vice President of Game Development at Mikohn Gaming, he currently serves as Chief Creative Officer of Progressive Gaming International Corp. Olaf is also the co-author of Knock-Out Blackjack: The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever Devised among other books. Ken Fuchs , co-author of Knock-Out Blackjack: The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever Devised , is a senior electrical engineer with a major U.S.

communications company, specializing in the field of cryptography. He has extensive experience in coding blackjack simulators and in the development and analysis of scientific blackjack methods for individual and team play.