Spinning the Roulette Wheel

 

Another famous tale involves Australian Billionaire Kerry Packer. In 1999, Packer was in London and dropped into Crockford’s Casino. He started playing blackjack. His luck that day would all bad. In the few hours that Packer played, he managed to lose $28 million.

At the time, this was considered to be the biggest single casino gambling loss in the history of the United Kingdom. Interestingly enough, the loss didn’t stop Packer from gambling. He is said to have once one $33 million from the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas.

There’s another tale of Packer’s panache when it comes to gambling. Once a Texas oilman tried to goad him into a game of poker by saying “I’m worth $60 million.” Packer’s response was “head or tails” offering to flip a coin for the oil man’s net worth.

They usually involve someone walking into a casino, walking up to a slot machine, and winning a huge payout. They could also involve someone who played the lottery for 20 years and finally hit the numbers to claim the jackpot.

But some stories are out of the ordinary. They’re actually incredible. Some of these stories date back a few hundred years and I’m sure have been exaggerated by the people who spread the stories.  

No matter whether the entire story is true, or only parts are, they’re among some of the most fantastic stories of triumph and/or tragedy in the world of gambling.