I think johnson is an actor for the big casinos. HEY EVERYBODY look at this guy he won millions! Come on in.

Good for Don ! He won back the money many of us have lost

I watched this a 100 times and every single time I enjoy it .

This is a very well done documentary (even 6 years later)!

People go to casinos for the same reason they go on blind dates - hoping to hit the jackpot.But mostly, you just wind up broke or alone in a bar.

Gambling is pure poison. I lost millions to gambling and it ruined my life.

Fist-bump to the reporter for doing her research. She got interviews with some high-profile casino folks. Segment was well done.

I've lived in Reno for a long time. Fortunately, I never got into gambling. I have literally watched careers and marriages destroyed when people move here from out of state and didn't realize they have a gambling problem.

This is what I call reporting. Hats off to this lady.

Hats off to Trish Regan and team for this superb documentary. Bravo.

"You can love and hate Vegas at the same time." -- Don Johnson

The casino uses this guy to let people think they can be the next don Johnson

He got 20 pts from the joint! That's more than enough to completely dominate a near 50/50 game. No doubt Don is an expert in undervalued horse plays - overlays. Hard to imaging he was a 108 lb jockey.

Well done to that gentleman, and I sincerely hope you enjoy what you so deservedly won. Most sincerely JF ( UK )

props to this guy for methodically doing what everyone wishes they could do but can't.

Fantastic intriguing documentary.......

this documentary has more cliffhangers than game of thrones

I love this documentary. I've watched it several times. Don Johnson is such a likable guy.

better video quality than the History Channel feed. Thanks

If you have enough money to play $100k hands, then you don't need to gamble.

Great job Don, I applaud you. Beat them the same way they beat us.

Very well done and informative documentary. 👍

Who wouldn’t give Trish the Dish a few minutes of their time.

Trish is looking like an absolute snack in that white dress.

I loved old Las Vegas. Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera and the Witnesses. The Rat Pack, everything's a bargain from hotels to drinks. The Pit Bosses knew who you were most of the time and what drink you liked and made sure you had what you needed to stay, and keep playing. They made you feel like a very important person even when you weren't. Now, it's a carnival, a freak show.

Great doco! Well done!

I became a millionaire with gambling, but I was a billionaire before that......👎

Thanks for these great posts!

I've been a casino dealer for 15 years, less than 1% of gamblers win. Even the card counters lose. Unless you're filthy rich, stay away, you don't have a chance of winning in any casino.

"There's a natural collision of interest between the marketing side and the operations side." This can be said of just about any service-oriented business, really. Casinos, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, restaurants, nightclubs, theme parks...

I felt lucky coming out $40 ahead with a comped suite

Don, More power to you. I'm impressed.

This guy is a boss. He got the best of some sharp casino execs. They really should’ve seen him coming.

This video was great! Watch the entire thing

I used to be a limousine driver at a hotel /casino. I can tell you with 100% certainty that the really huge players (which are the only clientele I had) almost always lost. Sure they would occasionally have a night where they beat the casino but they would usually end up losing it back the next night or before they went home. Most of these people donated $10M+ by the end of the year to the casino so my picking them up on their comped ride on the casino's private jet really didn't do them any good.

DJ's big smile says it all!

I’m willing to bet the local casinos do more harm to local communities then they do Good. Most casinos are fully of the elderly or the poor, but groups can’t afford to lose money. One of my friends uncles would lose all his money in the first week of the month, and the rely on handouts or food stamps to survive.

I lived in Vegas for a while in the 90s and I knew a professional gambler who made his living that way there.

The reporter and big Don got it on that night..!!

With decades of dealing ,playing experience ,found information mostly spot on but when he talks about beating the dealers because they might be nervous and make a mistake a red flag is raised,not that the dealer is infallible but at high stakes there is probably a minimum of 5 eyes watching every hand,the dealer a pit boss and the one in the sky.

Interesting and enjoyable program.

Trish melts me

Definitely need to See Mandy Patinkin play this guy in the movie!

Great job Donnie. Love to see that American want to and drive,men like Don have the same DNA that settled the wildlands of the West and made our country grow. great preparation and planning and unbelievable nerves to be able to gamble? That kind of money

There are 2 important things to remember - first play as little as possible, the longer you play the higher the probability of a loss and second aim for a small profit.

OK. In a nutshell: Find a Casino that is struggling. Negotiate your way into improving the odds - literally get them to change the rules to your favor and get monetary discounts. Intimidate & confuse the dealer into breaking the silly rules you got them to agree to. Bet Big. Before all that, be a math /card-counting genius, but let them think you are a so-so player. Its just THAT easy. The only real secret here is negotiating terms and sandbagging. There, I saved you 46 minutes and change.

I personally like and enjoy her passion for journalism.

I can't fail! Vegas here I come!

Steve Wynn is the man is all I can say. He did it bigger than any of them. He gets the Gold

Problem with working Wall Street is if you push the wrong buttons you have to deal with the IRS.

Very good documentary.

He’s one of the best card counters in America!

Gorgeous reporter🥰

using pornstars to distract the dealer... what a hero LOL

About five minutes of content stretched paper thin over 45mins.

Don wearing an All Black jumper!

Watch the first 5mins and the last 10mins. You'll thank me after.

A Wynn propaganda-promo-piece framed as a 20/20 type news story on a gambler. Sadly, only the last 10 minutes is really worth watching.

Blackjack is just one such game that people can play professionally. I would love to see a documentary that covers a number of them. Of course, some cannot be played "professionally" due to the house edge that cannot be bypassed.

When the casino bosses are in a documentary about how to beat them and win big, you know you're not going to find out how to beat them and win big. If you don't want to be bored to death just skip through to the parts where Don is speaking.

real question is how many years of chain smoking does it take to get steves voice

I could watch Trish R all day long.

i think ive made this comment before but i cou;ldnt possibly be more imppressed with the way this intervierviewer does her job! knows the answer before she asks it! SMART SMART SMART1

Did Vegas bounce back yet? And Resorts World doesn’t look nothing like the image on this video 👀 I said all that to say, I LOVE VEGAS 🎲

The casinos don't sit back and let you take that kind of money. They will refuse to let you play light years before taking $10 million.

Well Trish Regan has my vote for the most gorgeous eyes I've ever seen

Excellent video

Gambling is a terrible devil! Most people don't even know the odds they are betting against. This guy I work with said he won $8000.00 but I talked with his wife and she said he spent $16,000.00 to win that money, so, he was $8000.00 in the hole or a loss.

the quality on this video is fucking amazing. True HD

I used to deal blackjack and in most cases VIP's if they argue a misdealt hand they would win the hand or at the very least have their hand pushed back. Regular Joe's usually get the short end of the stick. As Don mentioned a dealer dealing to a guy like this is a high pressure situation. Mistakes will happen and a fold signal can be misinterpreted as a hit. If he could negotiate splitting of AA and also re-splitting etc this is a big edge for the player. Add in 50k free money to start and discounts if you lose. Free food and drinks and Hotel rooms etc of course he is gonna have the edge in the long run if you put the variance factor into play. I bet he was a bad tipper because large tips would lower his edge.

Surely his good luck charm is his All Blacks jumper!

Trish Reagan wow what a woman! The only reason why I watched this episode! Go DJ kick ass on vegas hope you are!!

Damn this reporter got fuckin nice body and shape man

From what I've read and seen from other professional gamblers, this is a lonely and empty life.

" And you'll find out how he does it.....next " 25 minutes later....." And you'll find out how he does it next " lol

love the all black jersey

Like Einstein said, "Learn the rules of the game then play better than everyone else"

One saying is true for a Las Vegas Gambler......"I SHALL RETURN"...✍🏿

Amazing video

It will be great to go back to the business at hand.

He didn't have an edge at all and played losing blackjack. However, he had negotiated a very good rebate deal which was worth more than what he lost. It therefore appeared that he had won. Great method but not what I'd call true advantage play...

He should do a movie!

20:10 Wynn is RIGHT! I liked the old Stardust. They were dumb for killing it. They should have asked Wynn. Great memories for the Stardust lounges and restaurants.

It all goes back to the basics: exploit vulnerabilities and negotiation to improve the odds !

He is obviously a card counter and he plays perfect basic strategy. Having a huge bankroll and negotiated perks, doesn't hurt.

The casinos were desperate as no one was gambling and they needed to get the hype around the place again.

Very interesting.

The last time I went to Vegas, my parents were still living and wanted my wife and I to join them. The town was packed with people. My wife and I aren't big gamblers, so we'd spend the days strolling down the strip and checking out the architecture. Understandably, people kept bumping into us. But for three days, not one of those people said. "Excuse me." I don't know if that town brings out the rudeness in people or just attracts rude people, but I never want to go back. I used to love Vegas in the 50s and 60s, when the mob ran it. It was small, slow-paced, and everyone treated you like a king. If you were going to a dinner show that evening, you'd visit the Maitre d' that day, slip him $10, and you'd get a great table close to the performers. Now you buy a ticket in a booth and you're just another chump. Vegas is full of money, but devoid of class.

Basically all this gambler did is ask to change the rules a bit to lower the house edge. The house agreed and he ended up running hot and won. Thats pretty much it.

I work at a casino, we often get asked if we get 'card counters' at our tables. Yes, but it doesn't give them the advantage they think - if you play perfectly, the house still has a slight edge. Don Johnson negotiated special 'high roller' conditions that ordinary punters would never have got, and cleverly took advantage of them to win big. People have this expectation that counting cards is a rare ability that guarantees you huge wins and Kate Bosworth as your girlfriend. All I can really suggest is that you only play roulette on single 0 tables, and blackjack paying 3 to 2 odds.

Dont be fooled, this is just a giant advertisement for vegas casinos

I've spent 52 years in Las Vegas and that BS about you only losing on average 20% is a flat out lie. Believe me when I tell you, the vast majority of people that gamble loses what they have. Not 20 fucking %.

Playing perfect blackjack isn't complicated in the least. Pretty much anyone can do it. You aren't going to win over the long haul ONLY by playing perfectly. I don't buy for a moment that Johnson has won as much as he claims, and I'm quite certain he has suffered enormous losses that he doesn't share with anyone.

Why is the reporter so attractive lol

Gary LOVEMAN... what a voice

Steve Wynn didn’t build billion dollar casinos with money won from card counters; he builds them from money won from the slot players who “have a system “

there's a sucker born every minute. of course vegas won't fail.

So many lives ruined by gambling.

An All Blacks jersey on? He certainly knows quality. Oh yeah! You da man!

Anyone else get a slot machine 🎰 or gambling ad before watching this?