pacomartin
pacomartin
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:58:54 PM permalink
Yahoo has had this video posted for a few hours
A man who started with a mere $50 built his winnings to a mind-blowing sum over his record run. Bad end to his story

But the link is dead...

Has anyone read it?
TIMSPEED
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:10:09 PM permalink
I assume you're talking about Archie Karas, and what he started at the former Nevada Landing...
Gambling calls to me...like this ~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nap37mNSmQ
rudeboyoi
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:33:09 PM permalink
i know he won a substantial sum playing baccarat on his birthday last year. not sure what has happened to that money since then though. a lot of properties arent willing to give him action anymore for playing games you wouldnt expect to get barred from. theres only a couple places he plays at nowadays. he mainly plays baccarat and roulette now.
7craps
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:35:40 PM permalink
Quote: pacomartin

Yahoo has had this video posted for a few hours
A man who started with a mere $50 built his winnings to a mind-blowing sum over his record run. Bad end to his story

But the link is dead...

Has anyone read it?

Yahoo
http://news.yahoo.com/who-knew/casino-winners-what-is-the-longest-winning-streak-at-a-casino-30279588.html

They also have a headline

Which woman performed the longest craps roll without hitting a seven?

They do not know what they are talking about!
winsome johnny (not Win some johnny)
pacomartin
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August 16th, 2012 at 2:03:58 AM permalink
Quote: 7craps

Which woman performed the longest craps roll without hitting a seven?
They do not know what they are talking about!



People keep screwing up that calculation. The odds against Patricia Demauro's 154 streak roll in craps were 1 : 5,590,264,072 (5.59 billion) , not 1:1.5 million. That is not that high of an odds compared to a world record.
odiousgambit
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August 17th, 2012 at 12:33:34 AM permalink
Quote: pacomartin

People keep screwing up that calculation.



The video also screws up the facts: as the Wizard has noted, you have to figure she rolled a lot of 7s, but did not roll a 7-out during the streak. Rolling no 7s at all would truly be beating astronomical odds.
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!”   She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
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