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12 – Charles Barkley
Former NBA all-star Charles Barkley lost a lot of money at the casino. At one point, he admitted that he probably had a small gambling, letās call it, āproblemā. Thankfully though, Sir Charles was making a lot of money playing in the NBA.
11 – Andy Beal
The distinction of biggest poker player ever could belong to Andy Beal. Heās a businessman whoās made a big fortune in real estate and banking. As of 2021, Forbes places his net worth at roughly $7.9 billion making him one of the wealthiest individuals in the world.
10 – Haralabos Voulgaris
Haralabos, or simply Bob, is considered to be one of the biggest sports bettors around. His betting focuses mainly on the NBA. He also dabbled in poker but basketball has been his ultimate profit generator.
9 – Phil Ivey
Phil is easily one of the best poker players ever, if not the greatest. What hasnāt he done in his poker career at this point? One of his career highlights is when he took down billionaire Andy Beal in a high-stakes challenge that saw $16 million change ownership in three days.
8 – Billy Walters
Now a businessman and philanthropist, Billy remains one of the most notable legends in the gambling world. He started gambling when he was just 9 years old. This was only natural considering that his dad was a passionate poker player and his uncle was a professional gambler.
7 – Patrik Antonius
This finnish poker pro wasnāt always destined to be a legend in the poker world. Career-wise, he had two other options, which were tennis and modeling. From very early on, he dabbled in both of these spaces but tended to favor tennis and he was once thought to be a rising tennis star in his home country.
6 – Zeljko Ranogajec
Australian-born Ranogajec is one of the biggest gamblers ever. His entry into gambling started back when he was in college, when he worked part-time at a casino. During his free time, he would try his hand at blackjack, in an effort to learn how to make the perfect blackjack plays.
5 – Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is still the biggest name in basketball. And itās well known that MJ had a thing gambling. His first betting activity to leak to the public was back in 1991. Jordan used a two-day break to allegedly go gamble at the tables.
4 – Terrance Watanabe
Terry was a business heir to the Oriental Trading Company, which was launched by his dad Harry Watanabe in 1932. Terry certainly did well to grow the family business! He took over the company in 1977 and changed the focus of his familyās company to party goods.
3 – Guy Laliberte
This Canadian is another billionaire on the list who has plenty of money to burn! He began his career as a street performer, and thatās around the time Laliberte co-founded Cirque du Soleil, one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world. Laiberteās first big breakthrough came in 1984 when he was funded by the Canadian government to perform on the 450th anniversary of the discovery of Canada.
2 – Archie Karas
This gambling story is that of rags to riches then back to rags. Archieās famous for the largest and longest documented winning streak in casino gambling history. That streak is just known as āThe Runā.
1 – Jimmy Chagra
He was a huge legendary figure during his gambling life in Las Vegas. While he didnāt have much luck at the tables, he was known to be a high stakes gambler and a big tipper to anyone helping him out in Vegas.
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