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What was the Largest Bet Ever Made? (2020x109)
Date de diffusion: Mai 21, 2020
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dropping unthinkable amounts of money on things as trivial as the toss of a coin or a single roll of dice. Despite stories of such wanton excess, including many of individuals winning or losing tens of millions of dollars in a single night, discerning which of these high-rollers holds the honor of making the largest single bet in history is rather difficult.
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/03/5000-1-outsider-leicester-city-bookmakers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/10245963/What-its-like-to-bet-everything-you-own-on-red.html
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books-magazines/books/kerry-packer-tall-tales-amp-true-stories/news-story/caad935685c8f6f6d5c1d84d7a7efa00
http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/22204924/bettor-makes-multimillion-dollar-wager-philadelphia-eagles-las-vegas
https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/rem
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