Let it Ride

Posted on April 12, 2004 08:47 PM by Joel Comm

red7.jpgAshley Revell is a British man who was vacationing in Las Vegas. He decided to sell ALL his possessions, including his clothing, and wager his life savings on the spin of a roulette wheel. The 32-year old man took $135,000 to the Plaza Hotel last month, did some low-stakes gambling, and then proceeded to bet the whole amount on Red.

With a little less than 50/50 chance of winning, due to the two green spaces on a roulette wheel, Revell was taking a huge risk. Standing in a rented tuxedo, it was an all-or-nothing maneuver.

Revell left the casino with $270,000 after the tiny metal ball landed on Red 7.

I'm sure he was very excited, but how incredibly depressed would he have been if he had lost? Yikes! I guess you only go around once...

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What Happens in Vegas... - May 11, 2006
My Visit to London - Sep 08, 2006

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Joel Comm is an Internet entrepreneur who has been online for over 20 years. In 1995, Joel launched WorldVillage.com, a family-friendly portal to the web which enjoys thousands of visitors each day. Joel is the co-creator of ClassicGames.com, which was acquired by Yahoo! in 1997, and now goes by the name Yahoo! Games. Since then, Joel's company, InfoMedia, Inc., has launched dozens of web sites which offer online shopping, free stuff, website reviews and more. Joel is the author of many popular books, including the NY Times Best-Seller, The AdSense Code. He regularly makes appearances at Internet marketing conferences and seminars.