Zeljko Ranogajec

Zeljko Ranogajec World's Biggest Punter

Zeljko Ranogajec is claimed to be a multi billionaire and the world's biggest punter.  Supposedly richer than both Alan Woods and Bill Benter, Zeljko Ranogajec is said to have an annual global betting turnover over $1 billion.  He is dubbed as "the biggest punter the world has ever seen or is likely to see" in the book Living And Learning With The World's Biggest Punters. 

Born in 1961 in Hobart, Australia to Croatian immigrants, Zeljko Ranogajec was soon recognized as another mathematical genius (which is frequent at the highest level of professional gambling) and studied Commerce and Law at the University but eventually dropped out to pursue much more lucrative activities - Blackjack then Horse Racing Betting, even Keno. 


Blackjack Hall of Fame
Belive it or not, Zeljko Ranogajec is not only a living legend of the race tracks he is also one of the greatest Blackjack player ever.  In 2011, Ranogajec was inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame with the following explanation: Ranogajec was one of the most prolific and innovative advantage players of all time. Starting with a few hundred dollars decades ago, his feats of winning hundreds of millions dollars in blackjack (and in other gambling ventures) have been written about in numerous publications, and he is now known as "the world's biggest punter."


World Record Keno Jackpot
In 1994, with an equivalent investment, Zeljko Ranogajec won a world record Keno jackpot of $ 7.5 million.


24/7 Gambling Operation
Reclusive, elusive, and secretive, our Australian gambling genius didn't work all by himself.  His wife, Shelley Wilson is also his business partner and he employs, directly or indirectly, a global network of between 30 to more than 100 spotters, researchers, analysts, bettors and administrators to "analyse form".  Ranogajec is aiming for small margin returns (1-2%) through analyzing endless series of numbers, percentages, statistics of races and ratings to finally placing last seconds' bets.  By himself he is responsible of 5% of the entire Australian racing pool turnover. 


Final words: Maths Makes Money!

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Akio Kashiwagi Baccarat

Akio Kashiwagi Baccarat

Born 1938, Akio Kashiwagi was a Tokyo real estate investor via his company Kashiwagi Shoji Co.  He stated being the sole owner of his real estate and investment business.  Claiming to be a billionaire with an income of $100 000 000 a year and $1 000 000 000 in assets. 

Akio Kashiwagi was a casino whale / high roller who frequented Las Vegas casinos throughout the 1970s and 1980s.  He was so famous that he was the inspiration for the character of K.K. Ichikawa (a wealthy Japanese high roller) in the film Casino. 

Akio Kashiwagi lived a real love story with the Baccarat card game.  He could play Baccarat for many hours betting $100 000 to $200 000 on a single hand.  He was nicknamed "Warrior" by casino employees.  Still these days, Akio Kashiwagi is known as one of the biggest gambler of all time.

Akio Kashiwagi got the record for both the biggest Baccarat winning and the biggest Baccarat loss.  Both record happened in Atlantic City's Trump Plaza Casino.  In February 1990, playing his usual $200 000 per Baccarat hand, playing at the rate of $14 000 000 an hour, he cashed $6 000 000 in 10 hours of gambling.  Which is the record for Baccarat's winning. 

But on May 1990, after 5 056 hands in 70 hours over the length of 6 days, he loss $9 400 000 at the same table.  Which is a record for Baccarat's lost.  Ironically, he was ahead $5 500 000 on his third day at the table.  But greed got the best of him and he lost it all plus almost $10 million of his pocket money.

He was found dead in his home on January 3, 1992.  Stabbed to death, 150 wounds of samurai sword were found on his body.  His murder was probably related to his allegued ties with the Yakuza, it was never solved.  At the moment of his death, he still owed about $9 000 000 to Las Vegas and Atlantic City casinos.

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Greatest Golf Hustlers

Greatest Golf Hustlers

They never wanted to turn pro because there were a lot more money to be made as an hustler.

1-  Titanic Thompson

The one and only Titanic Thompson, the great one.  One of the greatest all-around gamblers of all time.  Not only a poker champion, also a proposition gambler and a fearsome golf hustler.

2- Amarillo Slim

Another poker champion and a gifted natural athlete which helped him achieves success in all kind of proposition bets.  He once beat legendary pool player Minnesota Fats at pool, using a broomstick.  And defeated tennis champ and famous gambler Bobby Riggs at Ping Pong, using a frying pan.

3- Bobby Riggs

Mostly known as a tennis champion and gambler.  Bobby Riggs was also a great golf hustler.  The most famous tennis hustler ever!  Searching for fresh victim on the tennis court and golf course.  He would regularly handicap himself.  Like playing tennis with a frying pan instead of a racket.  And playing golf with a single club for the entire game.  Whatever the handicap, Riggs was usually the winner.

4- Jeanne Carmen

A B-movie blonde babe of the 50s, a trick shot master, and the best female golf hustler ever known.

Plus the countless number of golf hustlers who want to stay anonymous for business sake.

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Bill Benter

Bill Benter

Bill Benter is one of the most successful horse punter ever.  Bill Benter is said to take home $37 000 000 a year via a computer horse punting program.  In this miracle computer software, each horse are rated on 120 different handicapping factors.  Then after, the winning probabilities are estimated and the appropriate amount to bet is calculated.  The amount to bet must be specific since a bet too big can considerably drop the odds, which will drop the potential profit.

For doing this, Bill Benter first earned a University physics degree.  Then he became a professional gambler for the next 25 years or so.  He started his gambling career playing blackjack in Las Vegas for seven years before being banned from all casinos since he was too good.  Then, he hooked up with fellow card counter Alan Woods and the two became horse racing punter/handicapper in Hong Kong, China.

Many see him as the most successful sports bettor in the world. 

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