Woody Allen Has a Strange New Hobby
Woody Allen revealed something strange about himself in an interview with The Guardian last month. Can you pick out the famous director’s new hobby from this list of otherwise phony items? Woody Allen spends …..
Posts tagged: Gambling
J.R.R. Tolkien is Spinning in His Grave (and Coming Up 7-7-7)
The great author labored for 20 years to bring forth the epic tale that could inspire a fancy slot machine.
Gambling With Hemingway at the Ritz
A.E. Hotchner recalls good times with Ernest Hemingway at the swankiest hotel in Paris.
And Now, a Little Gambling Irony from Pete Rose
The Cincinnati Reds wanted to honor Pete “Banned for Gambling” Rose on the 25th anniversary of the day he became baseball’s all-time hit leader. They even got special permission from Major League Baseball to do so.
The Gambler Who Lost $127 Million In One Year
Jeepers, what a story. Terrence Watanabe blew $127 million in a “year-long gambling binge at the Caesars Palace and Rio casinos in 2007,” according to The Wall Street Journal.
Nic Cage Loves Pachinko!
“Mr. Cage doesn’t do realism or, rather, he doesn’t do it all that persuasively. Like Al Pacino he is a maximalist and more apt to turn the volume up than …..