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In possibly the most famous bet of recent years, a 32 year old Ashley Revell from Kent sold all of his worldly possessions to bet everything he owned on the roulette table in Vegas. The grand total of his possessions came to £76,840, which gave him around $135,300 in total to bet with on one spin of the roulette wheel.
Placing His Bet At The Table
Before making his bet, Ashley was questioned about whether he was completely happy to make the bet, to which he affirmed his decision.
As the ball was spun, Ashley pushed his chips onto red, and claims that the decision of which colour to choose was made right at that moment. As the ball bobbled around the wheel, it finally came to rest in the 7 Red slot, doubling his winnings to $270,600.
Ashley had literally sold every that he had owned to make the bet at Vegas, and even had to hire a tuxedo to wear to the Casino on the big day. The reason behind making such a gamble was that Ashley was prepared to start out afresh, and so the big gamble seemed to be the perfect opportunity to either get a financial boost, or to take the opportunity to start out from scratch with a new start in life.
The big gamble was documented on Sky One, with the big finale being shown with a slight delay to the public from the Casino in Las Vegas. It was not possible to show the live result of the bet, as it is prohibited by the Wire Act to use a wire communication facility to air such betting activity to another state or country.
Where To Play Roulette For Such Big Stakes
It was surprisingly difficult to find a Casino in Vegas to take up such a large bet, as many Casino's simply refused to play host to such a big gamble. I'm assuming that many Casinos would not want to be tagged with the idea that you can lose everything you own by playing roulette, and so decided to play it safe and not host the bet.
In fact, the original Casino that Ashley was going to use for the gamble pulled out a few days before, which meant that a new Casino had to be found quickly in time for the airing of the bet on Sky One. Eventually, the high stakes bet was taken up by the Plaza Hotel and Casino.
Beating The Roulette Wheel
After the win, Ashley was greeted with a bottle of champagne from his family, and tipped the croupier with a generous $600.
Many of the onlookers wanted to see Ashley gamble it all again, but he simply took his winnings and headed back to the UK.
After the big win, Ashley said:
- 'That was just the most amazing experience I have ever had in my life.'
- 'The first thing I am going to do is buy some new clothes, some sunglasses, obviously!'
- 'It was just wicked. I can't describe my feelings going through that.'
- 'It has just been a complete sort of roller coaster ride. First it's on, then it's off.'
Life After Roulette
With the winnings, Ashley set up his own online poker site pokerutd.com. However, the site doesn't seem to be doing too well, so it's not exactly known what he's been doing for a living since.
Although, Revell was quite the avid poker player, and so may well be trying to make a success of being a professional poker player. But in spite of this, we can be sure that we won't be seeing him making any big roulette bets any time soon:
“But you know, never again. I mean, that's -- it was mad.”
A man from the Netherlands is betting that the value of Bitcoin will multiply in the upcoming years, and he has sold everything his family owns to make that bet.
A lot of people are betting on Bitcoin becoming even more accepted and entrenched in the marketplace, even global financial institutions like Goldman Sachs. However, one man in the Netherlands is really going out on a limb on the perceived rosy future for Bitcoin. Didi Taihuttu, age 39, has sold everything that his family owned and moved them all, including his wife and three daughters, into a campground.
The Taihuttu family on their world trip.
Putting It All on the Line
Didi Taihuttu decided to take the plunge and invest everything his family owns in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. To that end, he sold off his home, car, motorbike, children’s toys, clothes, and other family items. The Dutchman fervently believes that blockchain technology and cryptocurrency are fundamentally changing the role of banks in society. As for his decision to take a leap of faith and sell everything for Bitcoin, Didi Taihuttu said:
People will say, ‘You’re crazy. But we are an adventurous family and are going to gamble for a moment to live minimalist lives. If you never take a risk, life is boring…The Internet was a revolution for information. I think that blockchain and cryptocurrency are revolutionizing the monetary system. In five years’ time, everyone will say: ‘We could have seen it coming.’ I am responding to this change now.
No Stranger to Drastic Life Changes
Didi Taihuttu is no stranger to making major alterations to his family’s life. He once mined Bitcoin back in 2013 but stopped when the digital currency’s price dropped, and he sold all his assets (both virtual and real) off. He then got into Dogecoin but stopped when that currency’s price dropped as well. After his father died early in 2016, he decided to sell his business and take his family on an extended trip around the world.
Everything that the Taihuttu family owned is being sold for exchange into Bitcoin.
It was on this global trip that he became aware of how much cryptocurrency had ascended. He saw how many people were now using digital coins for everyday transactions, and he began talking with people involved in cryptocurrency trading. Then a friend called him and told him that his Dogecoin was now worth ten to twenty times their previous value.
Once the family returned home, Didi Taihuttu decided to take the plunge and invest everything his family had into Bitcoin (but after discussing it with his wife first!). The plan is to cut back to the bare bones on every facet of their existence and bet everything on Bitcoin. Of the potential future value of Bitcoin, Taihuttu says:
Our expectation is that the value of one Bitcoin will rise to between 12,000 and 20,000 [Euros] over the next three years. If this is true, then we can live for a long time like this without the pressure of needing to work.
Didi Taihuttu and his family will follow the plan until 2020. So far, he sold his home for 85 bitcoins, and the price of Bitcoin did rise sharply today. It reached over $5000 and currently sits at $5443 at the time of this article’s writing. It’ll be interesting to see how he fares over the next few years, but you do have to respect a family that is willing to live in tents with few possessions over the short-term in the hope of long-term prosperity.
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Do you think Didi Taihuttu is smart by selling off everything or is he nuts? How far will Bitcoin go up, or possibly down, in the future? Let us know in the comments below.
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