Stanford Wong

Stanford Wong

male, 66 years old
Pi Yee Press, American gambling writer, John Ferguson, craps, Gamblers, dice control
Stanford Wong (born 1943) is a pseudonym for John Ferguson, a former professional gambler and gambling author. He is best known for his book...
Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

male, deceased (1929)
movies, TV shows, American Old West, From monmouth, illinois, American gamblers, American town marshal, American deputy sheriff…Gamblers
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848-January 13, 1929) was an American farmer, teamster, sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law in various...
Doc Holliday

Doc Holliday

male, deceased (1887)
dentist, gunfighter, American Old West, dentistry, Gambler, Gamblers
John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 - November 8, 1887) was an American dentist, gambler and gunfighter of the American Old West frontier,...
Chip Taylor

Chip Taylor

male, 69 years old
Barry Voight, from New York City, James Wesley Voight, Gamblers, Czech-American, American
Chip Taylor (b. January 1, 1940 in New York City) is the stage name of American songwriter James Wesley Voight noted for writing the song, "Wild...
Frank Scoblete

Frank Scoblete

male, 62 years old
King Scobe, Beat the One-Armed Bandits, Golden Touch Blackjack Revolution, Beat the Craps out of the Casinos, Casino City Times, American gambling writer…Gamblers
Frank Scoblete (born 1947) is an American author who has written works on casino gambling such as "Beat the Craps out of the Casinos", "Golden...
John Law

John Law

male, deceased (1729)
banker, Duellist, From Fife, Calculating prodigies, Gamblers, bap.
John Law ("bap." 21 April 1671 - 21 March 1729) was a Scottish economist who believed that money was only a means of exchange that did not...
Soapy Smith

Soapy Smith

male, deceased (1898)
American Old West gunfights, death by firearm in the United States, From Fort Worth, Texas, Confidence trick, klondike gold rush, criminal…Gamblers
Jefferson Randolph ("Soapy") Smith II (1860-July 8, 1898) was an American con artist and gangster who had a major hand in the organized criminal...
John Scarne

John Scarne

male, deceased (1985)
American gambling writer, Roman Catholic, Italian-American, autobiographies, Gamblers, The Sting
Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia (March 4, 1903 - July 7, 1985) was born in Steubenville, Ohio and at some point anglicized his name to John Scarne...
Titanic Thompson

Titanic Thompson

male, deceased (1974)
from Arkansas, poker player, Confidence trickster, American, ambidextrous, golfer…Gamblers
Alvin Clarence Thomas sometimes known as the character he created, Titanic Thompson, (1892 - 1974), was "the" legendary American golfer, gambler,...
Frank Rosenthal

Frank Rosenthal

male, 80 years old
Lutheran, mobster, Jewish American, Scandinavian, HANDICAPPER, Black Book…Gamblers
Frank Lawrence 'Lefty' Rosenthal is a renowned sports handicapper and a former Las Vegas casino executive. He was born of Swedish parentage on June...