What is the single human record of money loss in gambling?

Question

Ive got a speech tuornament coming up and i chose the issue on gambling.

It is an interesting subject and I find cautiousness very unused during gambling time in casinoes.

Answer 1

hmmm good question - Well I no people bet Millions of $'s on horses at the big horse races.

I'm sure i heard someone bet £5million on one horse in the grand national last year!! - not sure if he won or lost tho!

have a look at this link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7243656.st... about a guy who has lost £2.5 million on betting but thats over a few years i think.

I've just been looking online for you - and i found this guy called Andrew Beal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Beal whos a billionaire who likes playing poker for high stakes he lost $16.6 million to Phil Ivey in one day!!!

Makes you sick!!

Well i hope this helped and good luck with your Speech Tournament coming up!! ;)

Answer 2

Look up Charles Barkely, Bill Bennent, Rene Angelile.

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Answer 3

I hope you elect to spell check your speech prior to giving it.

I doubt that there is an official record for human gambling.  First off, all gambling is human, that's just a given.  And secondly people who lose a bunch of money gambling tend not to publish the information.

Also, you'd have to specify a time line.  Are you talking about a life time of degenerate gambling?  Or are you talking about a single session?

Ultimately, if you are arguing against gambling you are on the losing side.  Gambling is a matter of freedom, and it is not for the government to pass laws banning adults from participating in gambling.  If it were, there would be laws preventing people from buying stocks, and the lottery would not exist in 48/50 states.

Answer 4

well all i know is that phil ivey a proffesional poker player lost a little over 500k in one day

Answer 5

Here is some help for you.

This  is a recap of a famous poker game wherein Johnny Moss reportedly won over $4,000,000 from Nick the Greek.

This game was the actual inspiration for the World Series of Poker.

http://www.thedoverpro.com/trivia-moss.h...

More stories of gamblers and lots of poker trivia here:

http://www.thedoverpro.com/poker-trivia....