Once again Andy Weir wows in this novella about supercomputing and the gambling industry.
A new supercomputer has just been developed that will help the Babylon Casino ensure that the random numbers generated for their keno game are truly random and thwart any attempt at gaming the system. But can inside knowledge be the downfall of the number generator?
There is a great cast of characters in this story--from the IT guy, the head of the casino, and the computer salesman and his wife. I was often scratching my head trying to figure out who was good and who wasn't. Some of the technology explanations were way over my head but that didn't make it any less of an entertaining story. Another winner from Weir. 4.5 stars.
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