High Rollers

InsideEdge, a British sports betting website, has published a list of the "top 25 most outrageous gambles of all time."  Most of these big bets come from the world of sports (especially cricket and soccer), but Nick Lesson's disastrous turn at Baring Brothers also makes the list, as does Michael Jackson's move from Motown to Epic.

Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.
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