The BIGGEST Winning Bets In History

Most wins in the world of gambling bring moderate profit. Every now and then, however, we witness someone emptying the boxes of casinos and gambling operators. Namely, betting has its dazzling stars who have managed to land a huge return and turn their lives around. The faced extremely slim odds and triumphed nevertheless. Was it luck or careful analysis and risk assessment? Perhaps it was a bit of both.

First on the list is anonymous Leister punter, who won £823,000 on a £19 bet. He had five winners at Punchestown on the Friday afternoon and he did not even realize what went down until he came home from a night out the next morning. As he pointed out, this win was the result of him placing accumulator bets every day for 20 years. His dad is a bookie and got him into betting at a very young age.

Winning £6.3 million from a £4 bet your first time in casino seems like a wild dream. Well, it happened to Neil, who decided to go for a spin on a Hall of Gods. He certainly earned his place among the immortals with the biggest win at Casumo ever. Playing on a laptop in the kitchen, it took him a while to process the win. His massive win dwarfs even the likes of £113,581 slam on PlayOJO Diamond Jackpot slot.

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Yet, there can be only one elder god of gambling. The title goes to Louise White, the 81 year old grandma, who won a total of $336 million (£242 million) in the power ball jackpot back in 2012. Who knows, maybe it helped that she put her ticket in the bible and slept with it before hitting it big time. The ticket, by the way, was bought for only $3. You know what they say: better late than never.

Bill was an accomplished professional gambler even before he proved that betting can be a game of skill. He carefully assessed the chances of underdogs New Orleans wining against Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl 2010. After doing the homework, he decided to bet staggering $3.5 million (more than £25 million). The Saints won their first Super Bowl ever and this historic milestone made Bill richer by $7 million.

Unnamed housewife was admittedly fed up with her husband and son watching football all the time. She decided to put £1, 12-team accumulator bet. It is safe to assume she had no prior knowledge because most of the bets were on outsiders. In fact, she chose the teams she liked the sound of. Luck was on her side: she won £574,278 to the utter shocks and disbelief of “football experts” in the family, especially the husband who had 40 years of betting experience in him.