I wonder how the current economic conditions are affecting the gambling industry.  Are gambling businesses suffering as a result of people having less expendable income every month?  But then they say that the sin trade does well during a recession.  This is a case of a down turn in economy vs sin trade.
When times are [...]

So you wanted famous baccarat players – how about James Bond?  If you look at some of the older Bond movies or read Ian Fleming’s books, baccarat is actually Bond’s favorite casino game and not poker as portrayed in Casino Royale etc etc..
Another famous baccarat player is Tommy Renzoni, known as the “Father of American [...]

The first recollection I have of gambling is card games in ‘cowboy’ movies or Westerns.  As a kid I never knew what card games they were playing but it had to be a serious game if you could lose your life or have to kill someone…
… a smoke filled saloon, tough looking, unshaven… hard drinking, [...]

John Montagu the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792) was an esteemed British politician. He became Secretary of State and First Lord of the Admiralty.  The Earl was an avid gambler, apparently he gambled for hours and did not like to leave the gambling table to eat.  When served meat, he asked his servants to bring two [...]