World famous slot gamblers

If you are a gambler in the 21st century, the probability is that you are a slot gambler, because slot machine gambling accounts for more than a third of all global gambling activity. The popularity of slots, in particular online slots, is nothing short of incredible, and it is also responsible for generating over 30% of all gambling industry revenue too. By now we think you can probably tell what we’re getting at – slot gambling is HUGE!

Did Charles D. Fey, inventor of the world’s first ever slot machine, ever anticipate how popular his invention would become? Who knows, but he probably didn’t think that slot gambling would essentially take over the entire gambling industry. There are millions and millions of slot gamblers around in the 21st century, but do you know about some of the most famous ones? Keep reading for some world famous Bonanza slot gamblers.

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney best onto the football scene in the mid 2000s, being lauded as one of English football’s most promising teenage prospects at the time. He more than lived up to his potential too, bagging a dream move to the at-the-time all conquering Manchester United, and becoming a crucial component of an all-star mid 2000s England football squad too. As you might imagine this ended up earning the Liverpool-born footballer a massive amount of cash over the years, so it’s no surprise that Wayne Rooney was also a very keen gambler.

There have been quite a few legendary tales of his gambling exploits over the years, with Wayne being best known for losing almost half a million pounds in just a couple of hours at one Manchester casino. This was on roulette, however the footballer is also reportedly obsessed with slots too – good thing he certainly has the bankroll for it!

Derren Brown

Derren Brown is an incredibly successful magician and illusionist, who also has a proven fascination with the world of mathematics and probability. In fact, one of Derren Brown’s most famous tricks involved him trying to guess the UK national lottery numbers, and there was another one where he attempted to guess exactly where a roulette ball would land.

It shouldn’t be that surprising that Derren Brown is also fascinated with the idea of slot machines, mainly because of the complex mathematical code that goes into creating modern video slots and online slots. If there is anybody that could win again and again on slot machines, it’s Derren Brown! No wonder he loves them so much…

Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson is a world famous actress and model, popular because of her breakout role as CJ Parker on the popular American programme Baywatch, as well as her hilarious appearances in other films such as Borat.

The US actress absolutely loves slot machines too, and she has been spotted several times spinning the reels of slot machines in Las Vegas. The funniest thing is that there have been many Baywatch themed slots created over the years, so she’s spun the reels facing herself before.

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