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Gambling has a long and interesting history. It’s been a popular activity for almost as long as the human race has existed, and its popularity shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. It continues to be on the up rise: partly because of the consistent improvements in the world of online gambling, and partly because it’s starting to become more socially acceptable.
Throughout its rich history, and right up until today, gambling has attracted an incredible variety of different characters. Some of these individuals are famous (or infamous) for their gambling related exploits. Trust us when we say that their stories make for extremely interesting reading. Actually, that’s why we’ve put together this section of our website, featuring biographies of some of the biggest names in gambling.
- One of the most famous celebrity gamblers – surely none of you will be surprised that controversial Charlie Sheen has also emerged amongst the gambling celebrities. His gambling only complements the collection of addictions that this famous actor suffers from. Charlie can definitely afford to bet.
- The Most Famous US Gamblers of All Time Amarillo Slim. For sheer tenacity and ingenuity, Amarillo Slim is without question the best gambler of all time. If ever there were a rags to riches story in the betting world, Archie Karas would be it. Arriving in the.
James Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bill, was something of a hero of the American Old West. He was a lawman, a gunfighter, and a gambler. He is one of a number of famous gamblers from that era, arguably the most famous of all. Poker was his game of choice.
When we first started this section we focused on the pioneers and innovators who were instrumental in developing the gambling industry in one way or another. We wanted to include individuals that helped turn Las Vegas into the gambling capital of the world, and those who contributed to the evolution of online gambling. We quickly realized that there were far more stories to tell though, so we decided to expand our scope.
We now have detailed biographies on people involved in all aspects of gambling. We address those who have won big, and those who have lost it all. We’ve written about those who have found legitimate ways to win, those who have cheated and those who have engaged in outright criminal behavior. In short, we’ve covered the good, the bad and everything in between. If there’s a story to tell, we’ve told it.
You can find all our biographies listed on this page. Because there are so many, we’ve divided them into the following categories.
Key Individuals in Online Gambling
Historical Gambling Figures
Gambling Criminals
Blackjack Legends
Professional Gamblers
Land Based Gambling Tycoons
Notorious Gambling Cheats
Poker Players Past & Present
High Stakes Gamblers
Big Gambling Winners
Historical Gambling Figures
Gambling Criminals
Blackjack Legends
Professional Gamblers
Land Based Gambling Tycoons
Notorious Gambling Cheats
Poker Players Past & Present
High Stakes Gamblers
Big Gambling Winners
There have been many entrepreneurs and executives who have helped to shape the online gambling industry into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Many of the big names and important people from the industry could be considered genuine pioneers, and yet they often don’t get the credit they deserve. While many of them have become household names, even more of them are virtual unknowns.
The biographies in this category tell the stories of the people who have turned modern betting and gaming into what it is today. Without them, the evolution of this industry might have been very different. It’s possible that other pioneers would have stepped in to take their place, but realistically gambling sites probably wouldn’t be anywhere near as advanced as they are today.
It wouldn’t be very fun if we focused solely on those who have had a positive impact on the industry though, as the “bad guys” have far more intriguing stories to tell. This small percentage of people are responsible for damaging the industry in one way or another, but their influence is still important to learn about regardless.
Featured Biographies
DENISE COATES
The mastermind behind online gambling giant Bet365
CALVIN AYRE
The charismatic billionaire who founded Bodog
ISAI SCHEINBERG
Innovative but private, he created PokerStars
RUTH PARASOL
The driving force of PartyGaming’s success
THE SHAKED BROTHERS
Founders of 888, one of the best-known gambling sites
ANDREW BLACK
Created Betfair, the most successful betting exchange
RAY BITAR
The main man behind Full Tilt Poker
TEDDY SAGI
Creator of Playtech sports betting software
Additional Biographies
MARK BLANDFORD Founder of SportingBet
SCOTT TOM Absolute Poker Co-Founder
THE BEN-YITZHAK BROTHERS Founder of 888
LEE JONES PokerStars Executive
ROBERT RAATGEVER Microgaming CEO
MICHAEL SHACKLEFORD The Wizard of Odds
VICTOR CHANDLER Founder of BetVictor
JON KARL UltimateBet Co-Founder
VIKRANT BHARGAVA PartyGaming Executive
ANURAG DIKSHIT PartyGaming Executive
GREG PIERSON UltimateBet Co-Founder
SCOTT TOM Absolute Poker Co-Founder
THE BEN-YITZHAK BROTHERS Founder of 888
LEE JONES PokerStars Executive
ROBERT RAATGEVER Microgaming CEO
MICHAEL SHACKLEFORD The Wizard of Odds
VICTOR CHANDLER Founder of BetVictor
JON KARL UltimateBet Co-Founder
VIKRANT BHARGAVA PartyGaming Executive
ANURAG DIKSHIT PartyGaming Executive
GREG PIERSON UltimateBet Co-Founder
Before the online gambling pioneers, the biggest names in the gambling industry mostly consisted of people who built, owned or developed land based casinos. Those names are the inspiration for this category of bios.
Many of the people listed below started small but went on to build huge empires. Some of them had a very significant influence on the way the land-based gambling industry evolved as a whole. Their stories will grab your attention early on and keep you hooked until the very end.
Featured Biographies
BOBBY BALDWIN
President/CEO of Mirage Resorts
JOHN ASPINALL
Bookmaker & founder of the Clermont Club in London
SHELDON ADELSON
Billionaire founder of the Las Vegas Sands Corp.
PHIL RUFFIN
Owner of Treasure Island & numerous other casinos
KIRK KERKORIAN
Las Vegas tycoon, the father of the megaresort
STEVE WYNN
Owner of the Bellagio, Wynn Las Vegas, and other venues
Additional Biographies
HOWARD HUGHES Serial Entrepreneur
LIM GOH TUNG Creator of the Genting Highlands
DONALD TRUMP Billionaire casino owner
STANLEY HO Helped develop Macau
LIM GOH TUNG Creator of the Genting Highlands
DONALD TRUMP Billionaire casino owner
STANLEY HO Helped develop Macau
In this category we’ve provided bios of some famous historical figures. Although most of these individuals have earned their fame from something other than gambling, gambling has still played a significant role in their lives in one way or another. The diversity of names found here highlights just how widespread the popularity of gambling has always been.
WILD BILL HICKOK
KING HENRY VIII
FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
JOHN MONTAGU
CASANOVA
DOC HOLLIDAY
GEORGE E. SMITH
KING HENRY VIII
FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
JOHN MONTAGU
CASANOVA
DOC HOLLIDAY
GEORGE E. SMITH
Making money from gambling can be accomplished in one of three ways. The most popular way is to hope that luck is on your side. Another way would be to dedicate a huge chunk of time to learning the various skills and strategies in order to gain an edge over the bookmakers. Either of these approaches would perfectly respectable, although the second is far more likely to yield results.
The third approach is in no way respectable. It’s to cheat, and no one likes a cheater. Actually, when it comes to gambling, that’s not entirely true. Gambling cheats are usually admired by their fellow gamblers: especially when they a share a common enemy (the house). However, no one appreciates a gambler who cheats other gamblers. That’s wrong on so many levels.
The gamblers found on the list below are well known for their cheating exploits. We don’t doubt that this list would be bigger if it weren’t for the gambling cheats who were successful and gotten away with it. As much as we’d love to know THOSE stories, we probably never will.
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RON HARRIS Rogue Employee
TOMMY GLENN CARMICHAEL Slot Machine Cheat
RICHARD MARCUS Inventor of “The Savannah”
LOUIS COLAVECCHIO Largest Lottery Token Cheat Ever
IDA SUMMERS The “Vegas Vixen”
DENNIS NICKRASCH Slot Machine Cheat
MONIQUE LAURENT Famous Roulette Cheat
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TOMMY GLENN CARMICHAEL Slot Machine Cheat
RICHARD MARCUS Inventor of “The Savannah”
LOUIS COLAVECCHIO Largest Lottery Token Cheat Ever
IDA SUMMERS The “Vegas Vixen”
DENNIS NICKRASCH Slot Machine Cheat
MONIQUE LAURENT Famous Roulette Cheat
TRAN ORGANIZATION Bribed Casino Dealers
Gambling and criminals basically went hand in hand at various points in history. At times, gambling was considered an “underground” activity run by criminals. Nowadays, in general, things have changed for the better. With so much money involved in gambling, however, one might suspect that some gambling-related crimes still go on today.
In this category we’ve provided bios on some of the most interesting criminals involved in some sort of gambling scandal.
Featured Biographies
JESSE JAMES
Infamous American Outlaw and gambler
BUGSY SIEGEL
Feared mobster and casino owner
Additional Biographies
BUMPY JOHNSON Mob Boss and Bookmaker
BRIAN MOLONY Embezzled millions
DANIEL TZVETKOFF Violated the UIGEA
ARNOLD ROTHSTEIN Kingpin of the Jewish Mob
HERBERT BLITZSTEIN Loanshark & bookmaker
GEORGE FREEMAN Links to Illegal Bookmaking
BRIAN MOLONY Embezzled millions
DANIEL TZVETKOFF Violated the UIGEA
ARNOLD ROTHSTEIN Kingpin of the Jewish Mob
HERBERT BLITZSTEIN Loanshark & bookmaker
GEORGE FREEMAN Links to Illegal Bookmaking
Poker could easily be considered one of most popular forms of gambling in the world. It has many appealing characteristics, and it strikes a good balance between luck and skill. Players with no skill at all can get lucky and beat much better players on occasion, but the truly skilled players almost always make money in the long run.
The general interest in poker is so widespread these days that successful poker players are genuine celebrities. Televised tournaments and cash games attract huge audiences, and it’s not just because people enjoy watching other people play cards. They enjoy watching how the characters at the table interact too, especially the big name players.
It’s the big name players that you’ll find here. We’ve compiled biographies on the best-known players: past and present. If you have aspirations of becoming a successful player yourself, then it wouldn’t hurt to thoroughly read these biographies in order to see what it takes to make it to the top.
Featured Biographies
PHIL IVEY
One of the best poker players of all time
PHIL HELLMUTH
Extremely successful player known as “The Poker Brat”
DAN BILZERIAN
Poker playing playboy known as “The Blitz”
CHRIS MONEYMAKER
Won the WSOP main event after qualifying online
DANIEL NEGREANU
Charismatic and popular professional poker player
VANESSA ROUSSO
One of the most successful female poker players
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Tom Dwan
Chris Ferguson
Gus Hansen
Jennifer Harman
Phil Laak
Erick Lindgren
Doyle Brunson
Brian Townsend
John Juanda
Annie Duke
Andy Bloch
Barry Greenstein
Danial Cates
Alan Schoonmaker
Jamie Gold
Barny Boatman
Chris Ferguson
Gus Hansen
Jennifer Harman
Phil Laak
Erick Lindgren
Doyle Brunson
Brian Townsend
John Juanda
Annie Duke
Andy Bloch
Barry Greenstein
Danial Cates
Alan Schoonmaker
Jamie Gold
Barny Boatman
No casino game has ever captured the attention of so many quite like blackjack has. This relatively simple card game is intriguing on many levels, and it also happens to be the only casino game that can be genuinely beaten without resorting to cheating. A skilled blackjack player can actually gain an edge over the house by counting cards.
Advantage players have shown a strong interest in card counting for several decades now. Some skilled card counters are considered true legends for their contributions to the subject, while others have earned that title thanks to their exploits in the casino. Learn more about all these interesting characters by reading the following biographies.
KEITH TAFT
Bona-fide genius and successful counter
EDWARD THORP
Established Author and “the godfather of card counting”
KEN USTON
Successfully sued a casino for banning him
TOMMY HYLAND
Manager of the longest running counting team
Additional Biographies
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STANFORD WONG
JAMES GROSJEAN
THE FOUR HORSEMAN
AL FRANCESCO
IAN ANDERSEN
DARRYL PURPOSE
JULIAN BRAUN
ROBERT NERSESIAN
JOHN CHANG
DON SCHLESINGER
STANFORD WONG
JAMES GROSJEAN
THE FOUR HORSEMAN
AL FRANCESCO
IAN ANDERSEN
DARRYL PURPOSE
JULIAN BRAUN
ROBERT NERSESIAN
JOHN CHANG
DON SCHLESINGER
For some, the thrill of gambling is simply not enough. These people only want to gamble if they have the opportunity to win big. It’s easy to relate, as gambling obviously becomes more exciting when there’s more at stake. For the majority of us, though, our idea of big stakes may just be a few more dollars than we usually bet.
The guys listed below are on a whole different level. They are (or were) REAL high-rollers. They have gambled millions upon millions of dollars, often risking sums that most people would consider to be a fortune on single wagers.
Featured Biographies
KERRY PACKER
Media tycoon who loved to gamble for big money
WILLIAM LEE BERGSTROM
Placed some of the largest ever bets in casinos
ARCHIE KARAS
A famous gambler who went from rags to riches
NICK DANDOLOS
Won and lost huge sums of money while gambling
Professional Gamblers
For most people, gambling is nothing more than a fun activity to enjoy with friends. For a small percentage of gamblers, however, it’s a lot more than that. Professional gamblers, or those who have decided to make gambling their career, are obviously very good at what they do. Many of them also live very interesting lives.
As you might imagine, a lot of professional gamblers are very secretive. They don’t want everyone knowing how they do what they do. Nonetheless, we’ve managed to compile a few bios on some of the more colorful characters that gamble for a living.
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Barney Curley
Clive Holt
Sidney Harris
Jack Ramsden
Phil Bull
Bill Benter
Barry Meadow
Alan Woods
Clive Holt
Sidney Harris
Jack Ramsden
Phil Bull
Bill Benter
Barry Meadow
Alan Woods
Most gamblers appreciate a win of any kind. We all hope to win big, of course, but even just a small win is better than no win at all. And there’s always next time, when maybe we’ll finally get that elusive win that will really change our lives. This might be based more on hope than expectation, but that’s partially what makes gambling so much fun.
The people below help reassure us that our dreams can indeed come true. These are among some of the biggest gambling winners of all times. If it can happen to them, it can happen to any one of us. Right?
Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo
Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo is one of the most successful roulette players of all time. He’s considered by many to be the first person to truly exploit the bias that mechanical roulette wheels can show. He invested months of his life to studying and analyzing the behavior of wheels in Spain, before winning hundreds of thousands of dollars based on his findings.
Elmer Sherwin
Slots players all over the world share the dream of one day hitting a big jackpot. A select few of them will get lucky and realize their dreams, but we doubt than anyone will ever be as lucky as Elmer Sherwin. Why would we make such an assumption? Well, it’s because he won the Megabucks Jackpot not once, but twice. He won $4.6 million in 1989, before following that up with another $21 million win 16 years later. This is a truly unbelievable story.
Conor Murphy
Conor Murphy is an inspiration to horse racing bettors. He proved that it IS possible to win big, providing you bid your time and wait for the right opportunities. His opportunity came in 2011, while working as a horse racing trainer. He identified five horses that he felt would do well in the following year’s Cheltenham Festival, and placed an accumulator accordingly. All five won, bringing him in over $1 million.
Charlie Wells
There is a great deal of uncertainty over exactly how Charlie Wells landed his big win, but some facts are known for sure. In the late 19th century, he made two trips to the Monte Carlo Casino and won the equivalent of $10 million in today’s money. This was all from roulette. He claimed to have a system, but it’s been speculated that he cheated. Maybe he just got lucky. Whatever the truth may be, he’ll always be known as the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo.
Colin & Chris Weir
This married couple from Scotland made the headlines back in 2011 when they won the lottery. Although simply winning the lottery isn’t extraordinary, how much they won was. They won £161 million (around $240 million) to be precise. This was the highest amount ever won in the United Kingdom: an astonishing amount of money from a ticket that cost only £2.
Ashley Revell
They say you have to be prepared to take big risks to win big. It’s hard to imagine anyone has ever taken this more literally than Ashley Revell did. In 2004 he sold all his possessions, and travelled from England to Las Vegas. He put everything he had ($135,300) on a single spin of the roulette wheel. He bet red, and got extremely lucky.
Cynthia Jay-Brennan
Cynthia Jay-Brennan is another Megabucks Jackpot winner. She won $35 million in 2000, which was a record at the time. This is a story in its own right, but what happened subsequently highlights just how cruel life can be. Just a few weeks after her record win, she was involved in a car accident and paralyzed from the chest down.
Gloria MacKenzie
Gloria MacKenzie won the Powerball lottery in 2013. This wasn’t just any Powerball lottery. She won the largest undivided prize in its history, a cool $590 million. She could have had the full amount paid over 30 years, but she opted from the lump payment of $370 million. At 84 years old, we don’t think anyone could blame her for this decision!
Don Johnson
No, not the actor. This Don Johnson is a professional gambler who went on one of the most astonishing winning streaks ever known. During a six-month period in 2011, he took Atlantic City casinos for over $15 million. He played only blackjack, and managed to convince the casinos to change some of the game rules to his favor. This obviously helped, but he still needed a great deal of luck to win that big.
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Here are the richest gamblers in the world.
Being a gambler is an extremely risky proposition. There are some people that have pulled it off. Here are the richest gamblers in the world, including some tips on how to make money gambling.
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How to Make Money Gambling
Most casino games have a favorable advantage and you are playing against the odds. If you want to make money gambling, you have to focus on games that you can gain an edge. In order to make money gambling, you must be very disciplined and determined for success.
Professional gamblers are very keen on winning. They’ve studied what works well for them and what doesn’t. You can apply the same theories to anything you do.
In addition, pro gamblers have realized that they need to make consistent value bets, which mean that you put out money where you have a slight edge in winning. If you don’t follow this, your chances of winning consistently will be zero.
You have to approach investing the same way and I’ve covered that in my book Dividend Investing Your Way to Financial Freedom.
Games that are best to try to make money gambling:
- Poker
- Blackjack
- Baccarat
- Fantasy sports
I’ve been a big player of fantasy sports. While luck is a serious component, there is no doubt in my mind that skill is the majority. In addition, I’ve played poker and enjoy playing it. I will never turn down a good poker game.
Gambling is a tough way to make money, but you can make money instantly if you are good.
List of the Richest Gamblers in the World
Here, you’ll find a rundown of some of the most successful players at the tables, and you might get some top tips that will help you to improve your game. Pro gamblers continue to look for an edge in order to succeed.
There’s definitely a difference between rich and wealthy, but either way, these gamblers made out very well.
1. Bill Benter – Maths Genius Supreme
Bill is a perfect example of how to make money gambling. He used math and provide analytics to make money at the casinos.
Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1957, Bill Benter is a self-proclaimed mathematical genius. Having studied physics at university, he put his skills to good use, learning how to count cards. Having honed the art, he headed to Las Vegas where he plied his trade at the blackjack tables.
He was so successful that he was finally banned from all the top Sin City casinos within seven years.
However, Benter wasn’t ready to call it a day. Instead, he relocated to Hong Kong and began working with Alan Woods on a formula to predict the most likely outcome in horse races.
The result was the first gambling operation in the world to be assisted by software, and it is still regarded as the most successful model today.
Benter is now believed to be raking in around $100 million every year thanks to his formula, and he has been rumored to have collected up to $10 million on just one race day.
2. Edward E. Thorp – Card Counter Extraordinaire
Edward E Thorp invented the skill we know today as card counting. Born in 1932 in Chicago, Thorp earned a PhD in maths at UCLA then began to work there as a professor.
Mr. Thorp was the first person to ever use computer simulation in the development of a strategy for blackjack, and he created a card-counting scheme which would improve the odds for the player.
He first tested his calculations in the casinos of Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno and thus proved his theories to be valid.
He then penned his book “Beat the Dealer”, still considered to be the definitive guide to the art of card counting.
Ahead of his time, Edward Thorp also invented the wearable computer in 1961 which he used at both blackjack and roulette tables for over two decades until it was finally banned in the mid-1980s.
His skills at the gaming table paired with his ability to predict the movements of the stock market have led to a fortune of approximately $800 million.
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3. Zeljko Ranogajec – An Advantage Gambler
Ranogajec, the son of Croatian immigrants, decided to give up his university education in favor of a life of advantage gambling. With his impressive maths skills and a photographic memory, he began playing blackjack and soon found he could turn a $100 bet into a 7-figure win.
Soon, the Australian casinos got wise to his abilities, and he ended up being banned. Undeterred.
However, he turned his talents to the world of horse betting. His mathematical skill helped him to predict the outcome of the races, and he soon became a billionaire.
Although he has never publicly confirmed his fortune, it’s believed that he could account for as much as 8% of Tabcorp’s turnover. He has certainly known to have had a record Keno win in the 1990s in the sum of $7.5 million.
4. Billy Walters – A Serious Sports Bettor
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Anyone who knows anything about sports betting knows about Billy Walters. Having had a humble start to life, Walters was the son of a poker player and the nephew of a professional gambler, so it wasn’t surprising that he began gambling at just nine years old.
Biggest casino oklahoma. Three decades later, he was fined for running an illegal bookmaking service and relocated to Las Vegas where he works with analysts to improve his decision-making.
It is reported that he makes around $15 million every year and is rumored to have scored up to $2 million in a single day.
He has an estimated net worth of $200 million.
While he is banned from betting in Vegas and barred from most bookmakers, he now uses celebrities like Ashton Kutcher and Bruce Willis to place wagers for him!
5. Alan Woods – A Pioneer in Horse Race Betting
Alan Woods is sometimes called the godfather of horse betting software. The Australian pioneer was born in 1945, and during the first few years of his gambling career, he was a card counter at the blackjack table.
During the 1980s, he relocated to Hong Kong where he got together with Bill Benter to develop horse racing software that could accurately predict the outcome of races based on form, weather and track.
When Woods died back in 2008, he was believed to be one of the world’s best and biggest gamblers with a fortune to his name of $670 million AUD.
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6. Patrik Antonius – A Poker Star
Poker star Patrik Antonius has the honor of being the first poker player ever to win a seven-figure pot in an online poker game, having won a hand worth $1,377,000.
Born in Finland in 1976, the professional gambler continues to equally divide his gambling time between Monte Carlo and Las Vegas. Antonius wasn’t always set on a career in poker playing, in fact, he originally aspired to be a tennis player.
However, an injury to his back led him down a different path. When he was young, he enjoyed playing card games with friends, and later he traveled to Helsinki’s casino to play in tournaments.
Soon, he progressed to playing online poker and went professional a few years later in 2002. He relocated to Las Vegas and focused solely on the game. Just a year later, he ranked among Europe’s top internet poker players, and today he is believed to be one of the world’s best PLO players.
To date, Antonius is Finland’s all-time top moneymaker with total career earnings to date coming to more than $4 million.
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7. Phil Ivey – A Poker Icon
Phil is the riskiest version of how to make money gambling. He uses his skills but at the same time he’s taken on a lot of risk.
Having earned the title of the greatest poker player in the world, Phil Ivey is famous for having no less than 5 wins in the World Series of Poker Tournament before the age of 30.
Ivey is the same age as Antonius but was raised on the other side of the Atlantic in New Jersey. He learned to play poker at a very early age, with his grandfather teaching him how to play 5 card stud.
It’s no wonder, then, that Ivey’s professional move into gambling came at a very young age. He won the World Series of Poker title for the first time at the age of 23, beating famous players like Amarillo Slim and Phil Hellmuth.
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His personal fortune has reached figures or more than $14 million, and he is believed to be one of the toughest players to beat. Unlike many of the other gamblers on this list, Ivey doesn’t use mathematical skill to win games.
He believes in taking risks, and it’s a strategy that’s paying off for him.
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Conclusion on Richest Gamblers in the World
Have you been inspired to place your next wager? These gambling legends are proof that with the right skills and enough determination you can make your fortune at the gaming table or on the race track.
These are all far different than the traditional income opportunities for financial freedom.
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What do you think of the richest gamblers in the world? Would you consider a career or side hustle in gambling? Let us know in the comments below. We’d love to hear from you!
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