Robin Quinn

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

Charles Deville Wells, Gambler and Fraudster Extraordinaire

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The Incredible true story of the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo. Charles Deville Wells has two loves in his life: a beautiful French mistress named Jeannette and his sumptuous yacht, the Palais Royal. At the risk of losing them both, Wells stakes everything he owns at the roulette tables in Monte Carlo's world-famous casino - and in the space of a few days he breaks the bank, not once but ten times, winning the equivalent of millions in today's money.Is he phenomenally lucky? Has he really invented an 'infallible' gambling system, as he claims? Or is he just an exceptionally clever fraudster?Based on painstaking research on both sides… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7509-6926-0
EAN: 9780750969260
Produktnummer: 20186296
Verlag: The History Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 288 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 8'351 KB

Über den Autor

Robin Quinn is a radio presenter, writer and producer, having worked predominantly with BBC Radio 2. He has written Hitler's Last Army (The History Press, 2014) and contributes regularly to Family History Monthly.