[2] As he grew up, he wanted to use his mathematical talents to make a profit, so immediately after finishing a university physics degree in 1977,[3] he went to the blackjack tables in Las Vegas and used his skills to count cards.
[2] Benter then met with Alan Woods, a like-minded gambler whose expertise in horse racing complemented his own in computers.
[9] Benter is a visiting professor at the Southampton Management School[10] as part of the Centre for Risk Research and a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
[12] The Benter Foundation focuses on local education and the arts,[13] and is housed in three floors of the Benedum Trees Building in downtown Pittsburgh.
[14] In March 2010, Benter married Hong Kong national Vivian Fung in a Tibetan Buddhist rite.
[22] In 2013, Fox News reported that Benter donated thousands of dollars for pro-Hagel ads in Politico when he was nominated to be next Secretary of Defense by President Obama.