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5 Successful Gamblers in History

Imagine how many casino gamblers have won and lost money throughout history? We’re not only talking about hundreds or even thousands of people. Hundreds of millions of players, probably even billions, have wagered something to try to win.

Almost all of the following gamblers have failed. With so much to choose from, making a list of the 10 most successful gamblers in history might sound like a superhuman task.

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List of 5 Successful Gamblers in History

  1. Edward Thorp

Edward Thorp is known as a math professor who wrote the book on card counting. Beat the Game Dealer was the first book about card counting that mathematically showed that you could beat the house edge in a blackjack game by tracking the ratio of high cards to low cards left in the deck.

  1. Billy Walters

Most persons think of Billy Walters as the most effective sports bettor in the history of sports betting in all the popular Las Vegas casinos. He’s been winning sports wagers consistently for 30+ years.

  1. Phil Ivey

When you have won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, like Phil Ivey, you can start to stake your claim at being the best poker player in the world.

  1. Chris Money-maker

You have to love someone with the last name of Money-maker who goes on to even win the Main Event in the World Series of Poker, which is what Chris Money-maker did in 2003.

  1. Don Johnson

Don Johnson is a businessman and a gambler who won more than $15 million playing blackjack, and he did it without even using the counting cards technique in blackjack.

Conclusion

This is a list of the 5 most successful gamblers in history, though you might have some players for your own reasons. There are still more players that have been successful in the casino scene.



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