Casino gambling is a topic that has been of interest to tens of thousands of people who dream of making a substantial winnings for years. To do this, they develop various strategies that are later applied in practice. Let’s talk about an interesting topic: roulette winnings that have gone down in history as the largest and most unusual.
- Englishman Joseph Jagger in 1873 was the first person in the world who decided to bet on a technical factor and took advantage of the fact that the roulette wheel was set incorrectly. He did not work alone, his team consisted of six people. They, while at the Monte Carlo casino, examined all the wheels and found one that had a slight slope. As a result they managed to win a sum that exceeded 325 thousand dollars.
- The summer of 1891 in Monte Carlo is remembered for the fact that during the week Charles Wells managed to break the bank at any table. He would arrive early in the morning, start the game with 4,000 francs and collect his winnings, which were more than 100,000. He earned the nickname “The Man Who Broke the Bank of Monte Carlo”, because the casino had to use all its reserves to pay for his winnings.
- In 1992 there was a high-profile story which involved a well-known Polish politician, leader of Stronnictwo Demokratyczne. That year he bought a flat and an office and paid back all the debts he had accumulated over a long time, which could not but raise questions about the origin of the money. He claimed to have won almost PLN 4 billion at the Pweł Piskorski casino in Gdynia. Such a claim must be said to be highly implausible, as at the time the average casino winnings were no more than 1 million zlotys. To win a sum that was the equivalent of $175,000 a player would have to bet 140 times on a rare combination and be sure to win. Such a thing is unlikely, and everyone can see it for themselves.
- Ashley Revelle, a resident of London, in 2004 sold all his possessions, including even his own wardrobe, and bet $135,000 of his savings on red. The action takes place in Las Vegas, at the Plaza Hotel Casino. He got lucky and the ball landed on 7 red. Ashley took away twice as much money from the casino, namely $270,000.
- In 2009, while playing roulette, Derren Brown decides to bet £5k. According to him, he is able to guess the winning number in the very first seconds after the dealer starts the roulette ball. The player filmed the whole thing on a camera, which he had hidden up his sleeve. The player realized his intention by betting his money on 8 black. The ball, skipping across the playing field, stopped exactly at the number Derren called. To this day, no one can give a definitive answer as to whether it was a montage, mad luck, a simple miscalculation or a trivial deception. Derren came up with a name for his method, which has since been called Cherry Pick.