Las Vegas. The biggest wins and losses at the casino.

Everyone who gambles should understand when coming to the casino that you can not only win a fortune but also lose even more without reaching your original goal. The desire to recoup is inherent in every person, and so that you remember about it we present to your attention the biggest wins and losses of Las Vegas.

Archie Karas is a player from Greece who came to Vegas in December 1992 with just $ 50 in his pocket. For six months, he became the owner of 17 million dollars, which by the beginning of 1995 had turned into 40 million dollars playing baccarat, billiard, craps, and poker. By the middle of the same 1995, in three weeks he had lost almost everything he could earn during that time. The loss amounted to 20 million and after that Archie switched to a dice game and lost another 17 million dollars. He returned to Greece when he had 12 million, but soon he again went to Las Vegas, where in less than a month, in the same bones, he lost everything else except the last million. He doubled the remaining million at the Bicycle Club and in a few days lost to baccarat and craps making huge bets.

Omar Siddick, working as a top manager at Fry’s Electronics and receiving 225 thousand dollars a year, lost 8 million dollars in one day. As it turned out, this is not his biggest loss in the casino. In total, the 43-year-old businessman lost $ 167 million in ten years. US casinos continued to lend him millions of dollars even when he had accumulated huge debt receipts. Siddick organized an underground company through which he conducted fraudulent transactions selling electronics to the company where he worked. This allowed him to carry out millions of rollbacks. Engaged in illegal activities, he received 65.6 million, which became the cost of satisfying his excitement. The casinos had absolutely no information about the origin of this money considering Omar a millionaire businessman playing at the largest rates. His favorite was a bet of 200 thousand dollars on hand playing blackjack. Many online casino real money has become rivals in the race to get such a player. From Las Vegas, private planes flew after him and provided free luxurious apartments for checking in while giving on credit millions of dollars being satisfied with just his painting. Some major players have the opinion that it was the casinos that influenced his gambling addiction giving him millions of loans, non-payment of which would have led him to jail or forced to steal. Omar Siddik has to spend 140 years in prison, he was charged with 9 points for fraud and money laundering. In addition, he must pay huge casino debts.

Terrence Watanabe, an American businessman, holds the title of biggest loser player. For one year in a casino in Las Vegas, he lost a huge amount - 205 million dollars. But the trouble alone does not go and the entrepreneur did not have enough funds to pay with gaming establishments. As a result, he began to cheat with checks in order to pay off the debt of almost $ 15 million. For this, he also runs the risk of being in the dock.

Ashley Revell - a native of England, who at 32 decided to show everyone what he is capable of. Having removed all his savings, he took a table for playing roulette in a casino located in the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. After waiting for a turning point in life, Ashley put all the money on red, namely 135 thousand dollars. This all happened in front of a crowd of onlookers and members of his family, frozen in place when the ball began its movement against the roulette wheel. Revell did not lose hope that he made the right bet, which he chose by asking the fans in his homeland what color he should bet on. The ball stood on the red seven and Ashley doubled his fortune.

Las Vegas in 2003 was successfully visited by a programmer who lives in Los Angeles. The guy decided to watch a basketball game in the capital of gambling, known throughout the world. He went to a local casino while there was a break in the match and played a Megabucks slot machine. One of the largest wins in the history of the casino was obtained at a bet of less than $ 100. Under state law, winnings will be paid for 25 years, each year and a half million dollars.

Elmer Sherwin is another American lucky winner on Megabucks machines. He in 1989 managed to win $ 5 million in Las Vegas. He spent all his gain on travel, but after almost 16 years he won $ 21 million on the same machine, it's hard to believe, but it's a fact. In fact, in 1992 he managed to earn a huge inheritance for the whole family.

Kerry Parker, one of the most famous modern players from Australia, set a record for losing in the UK. His failure was coming to the London casino "Crockford", where the Australian for three weeks lost $ 28 million. This did not stop the champion, and he continues to make money in the best world casinos. But it can be noted since in 1997 he became lucky and took away $ 20 million from Las Vegas.