Kerry Packer's $20 Million Loss to the MGM Grand
It was 1992, and Kerry Packer was in that particular mood. You know the one. He'd made billions in Australian media. Television, mining interests, publishing.
Aug 29, 2026
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Celebrities
The actors, athletes, musicians, and characters whose gambling lives became their own kind of legend. Some won quietly. Most did not.
Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo: The Man Who Beat European Roulette Legally
How a Spanish musician discovered that roulette wheels are machines, machines have biases, and money followed.
Aug 23, 2026
Bryn Kenney: Inside the All-Time Poker Money Leader
Bryn Kenney won his first bracelet in 2009. By 2024, he's crossed eighty million in tournament earnings. That's not a typo.
Aug 21, 2026
The Frank Sinatra Vegas Years: Music, Mobsters, and Tables
Everyone knows the Sinatra Vegas story. Cool guy. Rat Pack. Casinos throwing money at him. The mythology is real: Sinatra did play Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s. The Sands Hotel was his home base.
Aug 19, 2026
How Movies Get Blackjack Wrong: A Reality Check
Every casino movie has a blackjack scene. The player is cool. The dealer is nervous. The player wins big. None of that is accurate.
Aug 15, 2026
Phil Galfond: Math Whiz to High-Stakes Poker Entrepreneur
Phil Galfond built a career on quantitative methods applied to poker. This Q&A covers his background, his innovation in pot-limit Omaha, and his eventual shift to establishing Run It Once.
Aug 8, 2026
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