Our interesting casino stories continue with one of the world’s most popular gamblers of all time – Don Johnson and his amazing winnings on the Blackjack Tables. Don Johnson is well known for what the MIT students did, but he actually outperformed them and did it all alone within a six-month period in 2011. Unlike the math student, Don didn’t count cards. Instead he negotiated special rules with the casinos to get an edge, so he would simply earn more…
Our big casino loss series continues with the story of Steve Richards and his enormous fail of £30000 in a single bet. Steve was a 56-year-old-gambler keen on sports betting. He admits that gambling was a huge part of his life, something that he was expecting eagerly every single week and there was nothing on the world to make it stop. But although he was an experienced and passionate gambler, he had never won more than small and minor bets…
Our casino tricks series continues with the power of Jackpots and the role of luck. Speaking of Jackpots, what better than a huge and progressive one? Everyone would like to earn a fortune with just a couple of spins, right? However, like most other things, Progressive Jackpots have its cons and pros, according to the experts. Some people advise to avoid progressives. Yes, a life changing strike may be more than desirable on one hand, but on the other- regular…
This is another unbelievable story of huge luck with odds of 1 in 1.56 TRILLION. Grandmother Patricia Demauro joined a Craps table at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City with the modest sum of $100. Patricia was a slot player, but bored and tired of spinning the reels she wanted to try something different. Even though she had played Craps only once by this time, she was determined to give it a try. Everything started with the orange…
Our big winner series continues with Charlie Wells and his luck on the Roulette table. In 1891 the gambler won $1 million after an 11-hours play. Wells is known as the player who literally “broke the bank at Monte Carlo,” whose story inspired the famous musician Fred Gilbert. What Charlie Wells did was winning more chips than there were available on the table, and not only did he do it once, but a whole of 12 consecutive times for the…
If you want to step aside from playing for a moment, here are some really amusing gambling jokes you can read and have fun with: My wife has left me because I am a compulsive gambler. I’d do anything to win her back. Why didn’t the elephant like to play cards in the jungle? Because there were too many cheetahs. They say one in every seven friends have a gambling addiction. My bet’s on Dave. Q: What did the dealer…
Our exciting casino stories continue with Peter Edwards and his unusual bet that his grandson will one day play for the national football team of his country. Grandparents are likely to give everything for their grandchildren, so why not bet on them as well? No one knows how Peter Edwards saw this coming, but back in the days he placed a bet that his 3-year-old grandson would one day be a nation football team member. And his bet resulted successfully…
The world is full of amazing gambling stories, and one of the most inspiring ones is about the popular FedEx Company and how it was saved from Bankruptcy with Blackjack Winnings. Shortly the story goes like this: the company had serious financial issues back in 1973 and the only funds in its coffers totaled 5000 dollars at the time. Determined to save the company, its founder took drastic actions and risked it all in Vegas on gambling. People may say…
Our big winner series continues with the popular Hollywood actor Sean Connery, which is also known to be a passionate gambler. The famous actor’s gambling activity is known for his great luck on betting on the number 17. It all manifested when, in the very James Bond manner, Sean placed a bet on 17 at a casino in the Italian Alps. The first 2 rounds were unlucky, but the third spin fell on 17. Consequently, another spin was made and…
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