Michael Dalton (gambler)
Michael Dalton (born 1955) is a gambling author, publisher, and founder of the Blackjack Review Network. He is best known for the Encyclopedia of Casino Twenty-One (formerly Blackjack: A Professional Reference) and Blackjack Review Magazine, which ran from 1992 to 1998.
Dalton became interested in blackjack and advantage play while working for NASA in the 1980s. After earning a Master’s in Space Technology in 1985, he began card counting as a hobby. He later created a blackjack and poker website that offered free access to his encyclopedia and public forums.
In 2004, Dalton published the controversial Blackjack Ace Prediction by David McDowell. It was initially praised by leading blackjack authorities, but a 2005 analysis by Arnold Snyder found technical problems.
Dalton has received the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology. He lives in Merritt Island, Florida, and is married. He enjoys playing highland bagpipes with local bands, including the City of Melbourne Pipes and Drums and the Space Coast Highlanders.
He also holds a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and retired from NASA in 2009 after 31 years.
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