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Money can't Buy Happiness. Luck can be Fickle. The Wildest Losses at the Casino

The casino is not only about making money and having fun but also about risk. The most notorious losses at the casino. Stories of how millionaires lost a fortune in a moment.

Von Christoph Miklos am 10.02.2023 - 04:51 Uhr - Quelle: E-Mail

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The casino is not only about making money and having fun but also about risk. The most notorious losses at the casino. Stories of how millionaires lost a fortune in a moment.
Casino is not only about making money and having fun but also about taking risks. The unique excitement of casino games is addictive. It tickles the nerves and excites the imagination. However, luck is a capricious lady, and sometimes it does not favor the player. Alas, not everyone is able to stop in time to get their thoughts and finances overtaken by the excitement while hunting for winnings, and eventually, they leave the entire fortune in the casino. Yes, rich and successful people are only human and therefore subject to all human vices.
The high-profile casino losses can be divided into the following categories:
One-step - They occur once in a while Stretched in time - They last for a long period of time
All the entertainment options that gambling establishments offer can be explored in the online casino real money India. And the stories of the most notorious casino losses can be read below.
Kerry Parker
Kerry Parker was an Australian billionaire, and owner of Australia's largest media holding company, one of the richest people on the planet, listed by Forbes. He owned the largest television company in Australia, Channel 9, and half of the magazines were published on the entire continent. In addition, the billionaire owned a network of casinos in East and Central Asia. Strange combination, isn't it? However, the billionaire's life story suggests that owning a TV company was more of a coincidence since casinos were his real passion.
Kerry Parker became famous as one of the most desperate and most gambling high rollers (high stakes players). At the same time, he was known as one of the unluckiest players. In 1999, Kerry Parker topped the chart of the unluckiest people in casinos losing twenty million dollars in just three weeks. Did it upset him, though? Eyewitnesses claimed to have seen him lose more than ten million dollars in an evening at roulette, and then he left the establishment with a completely calm look.
Eventually, the billionaire came to the conclusion that the administrators of gambling establishments exploited his addiction with intention and decided to teach them a lesson. Kerry began to play on credit (who could refuse such a respectable gentleman). He owed the American casino Harrah's an unbelievable fifteen billion dollars, which ended in a lawsuit from the management of the establishment. However, the lawyers hired by Kerry proved that the casino staff had purposely drunk the customer with strong drinks and were aware of his addiction, and the administration was left with nothing.
Archie Karas
He is a legendary gambler. Archie Karas, as the legend goes, once came to Las Vegas with just over fifty dollars in his pocket and a great dream of becoming a professional gambler. Within three years, he was able to make a fortune of more than forty million dollars playing craps, poker, and baccarat. Few people in those days dared to challenge him.
However, soon luck turned away from Archie, and an incredible passion for gambling did not let him stop. Over the next few years, Archie lost his whole fortune and was left with nothing. However, according to the player himself, he did not care much, as he never intended to become a millionaire but just wanted to play and the money was of little interest to him.
Robert Maxwell
He was a famous British veteran of World War II of Jewish origin. He was a member of the French Foreign Legion and participated in the Normandy landing with the Royal Armed Forces of Great Britain. Subsequently, he became the owner of a major media holding company. Undoubtedly, the man of merit was a great fan of gambling. Nothing could scare and stop a veteran of the Second World War, which led to the fact that the London casino Le Ambassadeurs recorded one of the fastest losses in the history of gambling - Maxwell placed bets on roulette at three tables simultaneously, and as a result, he lost a million and a half dollars within three minutes,. His attitude to what happened was not recorded in history but it is known that he was losing money at a rate of eight thousand dollars per second.
Omar Siddiqui
The vice president of Fry's Electronics made a lot of money and placed only big bets. He was a legendary gambler, and among casinos, he was called "the blackjack machine". He used to play so fast that casinos had to expand the limit for him. According to various accounts, he lost between $65 million and $70 million at various casinos. He is also known to have once telegraphed a casino $70 million in a lump sum; how much of that sum he lost is unknown.
Dashing entrepreneur liked to tickle his nerves and tested his luck not only in the casinos. He owned PC International. The company's accounts had kickbacks received from the main place of work. Some companies accused him of cheating and swindling them. Eventually, he was arrested by police on suspicion of fraud, pleaded guilty to one of the charges, and was sentenced to more than 40 years in prison.
Akio Kashiwagi
He was a renowned real estate investor in Tokyo. He was the owner, manager, and sole employee of Kashiwagi Shoji, a real estate investment company.
He was famous in various casinos as a passionate baccarat. He inscribed his name in history as the man who lost the most in one game at a time. Once, during one visit to Trump Plaza Casino (to learn more about Trump Plaza you can visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Plaza_Hotel_and_Casino) owned by Donald Trump he lost ten million dollars. He tried to sue the casino but was unsuccessful. In 1992, he was found murdered in his home. At the time of his death, he had another $4 million in debts to Trump Plaza. The killer was never found.

Christoph Miklos ist nicht nur der „Papa“ von Game-/Hardwarezoom, sondern seit 1998 Technik- und Spiele-Journalist. In seiner Freizeit liest er DC-Comics (BATMAN!), spielt leidenschaftlich gerne World of Warcraft und schaut gerne Star Trek Serien.

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