This post is syndicated by the Las Vegas Advisor for the 888 casino group. Anthony Curtis comments on the 888 article introduced and linked to on this page.
AC says:
Changing gears from the typical strategy-based articles in this series, this one is a quick read that describes some famous big wins by some famous gamblers. These are all good stories, but they’re only abbreviated versions of isolated incidents. With the exception of Johanna Heundi, whose jackpot came on a Megabucks machine, much more has been written about these players. One of the best sources for stories about Kerry Packer is our book Whale Hunt in the Desert—Secrets of a Vegas Superhost. An entire chapter on Don Johnson is included in our soon-to-be published book, The Advantage Players, (written by the author of this article). For more on Billy Walters, check out the book cited in the article or read the chapter about him in Gambling Wizards—Conversations with the World’s Greatest Gamblers.
This article was written by Michael Kaplan in association with 888Casino.
CASHING IN: SOME OF HISTORY’S BIGGEST CASINO WINS
We all hope to hit it big at the casino. For most of us, winning a few thousand dollars would be the dream come true. Then there are those who lived the dream writ large. They won millions instead of thousands, and the payoffs were life changing. Making these victories even more special, they got snagged in single sessions, not over the course of multiple nights spent grinding it out.
What does it take to rack up a jaw-dropping win? Sometimes, you need strategy and a knowledge of the game you’re playing. Always, there looms the unpredictable luck factor, which invariably plays a key role in massive payoffs at the tables. And finally, since one never knows when luck will strike, there is something to be said for putting up the money and being game to go for it.