Bill Benter

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This is Bill Benter, a reserved, unassuming, and media-shy Pittsburgh resident who made almost $1 billion by gambling on horse races.

The man was a mathematical genius who was on the cutting edge of both computer science and statistical modeling, so it is widely assumed that with his business knowledge that he could have made money just about anywhere.

In a rare interview when asked about his success in horse racing he said, I was driven only partly by money.

The, uh...

And we, fortunately, we had Bill Benter, who lives just a few minutes away from CMU, famous horse reading, horse racing betting, uh, expert, who's a billionaire in terms of, you know, the coverage of how much he's won.

Uh, he came, he spoke to the class, and he also talked about, you know, "I don't bet at traditional sportsbooks.

I bet in a parimutuel betting system, where I'm not getting limited.

I was talking to a guy in a different country.

He had, he was a former employee of Bill Benter.

Bill Benter ran a, a, a massive computer syndicate in Hong Kong for betting on horse races, made a billion dollars.

Maybe the most successful guy betting on horses in h- in human history.

Uh, nice guy, but does not like attention.