Nick „The Greek” Dandolos – Legend and RealityNick „The Greek” Dandolos – Legende și Adevăruri
by Bogdan Fechită If we were to point out the most hardened poker player in history then we would certainly place Nick Dandolos on top. Even by his statement, „The Greek” has gone 73 times from extreme poverty to being rich, of course through poker. From other sources we learn that he earned over 500 million dollars with gambling. A real fortune that is. Nicolas Andreas Dandolos was born in 1883 in Crete Island...
Benny Binion, the Las Vegas cowboy Benny Binion, cowboyul din Las Vegas
Text: Roxana Leonte He was a cowboy his entire life and was not ashamed of it. He never wore a tie, he used only cufflinks and buttons of gold for his cowboy shirts and always had at least one pistol on him, even when this was forbidden by law. Lester Ben “Benny” Binion it is one of the names that cannot miss from your list when talking about personalities from the world of gambling and especially the ones of Las Vegas. Gaming world...
