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The most famous roulette story has to be that of Chris Boyd, a 40 year-old computer programmer from England. In January of 1994, Chris followed his dream tothe casinos of Las Vegas for the ultimate roulette spin.
Chris had saved $136,000 over a three year period, and wanted to put it all on one spin of the wheel. He searched around Las Vegas for a casino that wouldactually take his bet. With refusals from most of the major casinos, Chris was referred to Binion's Horseshoe Club. The Horseshoe Club had a limit of$100,000 on a red/black bet, but they agreed to accept his wager. The casino also agreed to block out the double-zero on the wheel as this didn't exist inthe European version of the game that Chris was used to playing.
Chris chose to place his bet on red. The casino and the dealer agreed to a few practice spins to ensure that full fairness for everyone concerned, and thenthe big spin came...
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Chris had saved $136,000 over a three year period, and wanted to put it all on one spin of the wheel. He searched around Las Vegas for a casino that wouldactually take his bet. With refusals from most of the major casinos, Chris was referred to Binion's Horseshoe Club. The Horseshoe Club had a limit of$100,000 on a red/black bet, but they agreed to accept his wager. The casino also agreed to block out the double-zero on the wheel as this didn't exist inthe European version of the game that Chris was used to playing.
Chris chose to place his bet on red. The casino and the dealer agreed to a few practice spins to ensure that full fairness for everyone concerned, and thenthe big spin came...
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