Newcastle Owner Mike Ashley Wins 1.3 Million Pounds in Roulette
On May 28th, 2008, Mr. Mike Ashley, the billionaire retail magnate and the owner of the Newcastle United Football Club, surprised casino players at an exclusive gaming facility by winning a total of 1.3 million pounds in just a single round of roulette. The fun loving player, who is ranked as the 54th richest man in the United Kingdom, won the prize in a series of wagers which has a total of 480,000 pounds around his lucky number seventeen, at the fifty London Casino located in Mayfair.
The 45-year old former proprietor of the Sports Direct Chain leave the roulette table after just fifteen minutes, a million pounds richer before he entered the casino. According to resources, when Ashley saw the roulette ball stop on the number seventeen slot, he looked at the dealer and said that will do him, thank you very much and receive his winning amidst the cheers from the other players.
Ashley's lucky win came with the complex wager called a complete bet, where he wagered on every possible combination like the number seventeen, the roulette ball stopping on the number seventeen itself, wagering on the black, wagering on the roulette ball stopping on an odd number and wagering the roulette ball will stop on a digit between 1 and 18. The casino charges around 650 pounds membership fee annually. Mike Ashley always love the number seventeen and it is even on the Newcastle United Shirt that he wears while he watch Newcastle games at St. James Park.
Jeneth Grenville
Published on: June 19, 2008
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