John Ferguson tells how, at the age of 12 years, began to calculate the potential gains and probabilities in blackjack, but because of his age, could not be implemented until several years later.

The year was 1964, when John Ferguson visited its first casino and was finally able to apply the calculations I had done. Graduated from Stanford University with a doctorate in statistics and finance.

His first nickname Nevada Smith, but as another writer used the pseudonym to Stanford Wong changed, which is an acronym for an Asian last name and the university where I studied. This nickname was and is known as one of the great masters of blackjack and made you take one of the stalls of the famous Blackjack Hall of Fame.

He has played professionally since 1976, a year after writing his first book “Professional Blackjack” which still continues to be published as reference.

Wong or wonging The term was adopted by players as synonymous with the technology developed by Stanford Wong blackjack to beat the casinos in the eighties. This technique is to observe a game of Blackjack without risking money (from outside) until it is advantageous to begin to count cards and bet only when there is a high probability of favorable calculation for the player against the house, then get to meet up is a new opportunity.

Wong is co-creator of the first hand Blackjack Analyzer software, originally designed for personal use, but was later converted into a commercial program.

To date, he has written 15 books on blackjack and offers courses for those wishing to learn more about the game.