Top 5 Famous Casino Gamblers

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Top 5 Famous Casino Gamblers
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The growth of gambling has enabled bettors to raise the bar for entertainment and tourism options. Famous casino gamblers include Jack Nicklaus, Steve McPherson, Jack Nicholson and Steve Kravitz.

Edward Thorp is a math professor, inventor, author, hedge fund manager, blackjack player, and a successful gambler. Thor p won $11,000 after his first weekend of playing using his card counting strategy and changed his disguises to keep the casinos from recognizing his cheating card count techniques. He also succeeded at roulette, baccarat, backgammon and other games.

Billy Walters started betting at the age of 9 and he won a lot of money in casinos. He was convicted of insider trading in 2017 and served 5 years in prison and was fined $10 million. He is good at sports betting and in any type of casino game.

Doyle Brunson is a poker expert who won the World Series of Poker twice. He is also an author of several books about the game poker. His book, Super/System, is one of the most influential books that poker players use today.

Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker’s main event. He started with $86 and won a $39 buy-in online poker tournament in PokerStars to pay off his debts. He won by bluff and went home with over $2.5 million in cash and the signature gold bracelet.

Phil Ivey is a professional poker player who has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets and appeared at nine World Poker Tour final tables. He cheated in two casinos and they refused to pay him his winning money.

These are the top five famous casino gamblers. They have interesting stories to tell of how they became successful and famous.