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Gamblers
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Gambling is to take risky action in the hope of a desired result. Gamblers wager with money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Gambling thus requires three elements be present: consideration, chance and prize.
Many popular games played in modern casinos originate from Europe and China.[6] Games such as craps, baccarat, roulette, and blackjack originate from different areas of Europe. A version of keno, an ancient Chinese lottery game, is played in casinos around the world.
The patron saint of gamblers is Saint Cajetan [1]
Notables
Top 10 Most Reputable Historical Gamblers
- 10. John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich
- 9. John Aspinall
- 8. Michael de Montaigne
- 7. Jerome Cardan
- 6. Rene Descartes
- 5. Charles ll of England
- 4. Casanova
- 3. "Wild Bill" Hickok
- 2. Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 1. Claude Monet
Famous Gamblers From History & Today
- Archie Caras
- Nick Dandalos
- Kerry Packer
- Brian Molony
- Titanic Thompson
- John "Doc" Holliday
- Henry Vlll of England
10 most famous celebrity gamblers
- Michael Jordan
- Pamela Anderson
- Matt Damon
- 50 Cent
- Allen Iverson
- Tiger Woods
- Tobey Maguire
- Ben Affleck
- Ray Romano
- Charlie Sheen
footnotes
further reading
- "The God of Gamblers" Why Las Vegas is moving to Macau. By Evan Osnos. The New Yorker, April 9, 2012 issue
- Gambler's fallacy
- "These wolves are born gamblers, unlike cautious dogs"
- "How the $100 Million 'NYPD Blue' Creator Gambled Away His Fortune"
- "The History of Gambling"
- The History of Gambling by Heather Vacek
- Riverboat Gambling