Gambling Joe Blog
Sometimes a straightforward bet just isn’t enough; £10 on red? No thanks. How about a boob job instead?
There’s some crazy people out there, and blinded by the temptation of money, they are often prepared to do some pretty crazy things.
We take a look at some of the weirdest and wackiest bets around, and I wouldn’t recommended you make any of these your nap of the day!
What a Waste
This one is rather sad, but he had only himself to blame. Aspiring wannabe rapper Fatboy was performing in Illinois, USA when he bet $5 that he could take a punch from any girl at the party. 22 year old Tiffany took him up on the challenge and socked him one in the face, bursting an artery in his neck, Fatboy fell to the floor and died in hospital later that day.
Taking Things to Far
I didn’t think fantasy sports were too popular anymore, but in some parts of the world I guess they still are. Spudd, the poor sap who lost the bet, had prior agreed the loser of their ten man fantasy league would get a tattoo agreed upon by the other nine members. When he lost at the end of the season, his nine ‘friends’ settled upon a design of a unicorn kicking an American football under a rainbow, with the words ‘fantasy loser’.
Bet your Wife!
A great way to cure a nagging wife is to bet her in a game of poker. Usually the stuff of comedies, this incident really did happen during a game in Russia. Not content with losing his money and going home, Andrei Karpov put up his wife as a stake. He proceeded to lose the game, and his wife left him when she found out what he had done. In an interesting twist Tatiana, the hapless wife of Andrei went on to fall in love and subsequently marry Andrei’s opponent.
You Boob
Boobs are great, you can squeeze them, squash your face in them and countless other fun things. So if you are a man, why not get your own pair? Brian Zembic did exactly that. After settling on a wager of $100,000, the Canadian agreed to go for 38C breast implants and keep them in for an entire year. He won the bet, and almost 20 years later he has finally decided to have them removed!
Gamble your Bosses Takings
This is as funny as it is stupid. Two employees at Poundstretcher; a budget retail store chain in Britain were left in charge at the end of the day in early October 2013. The days cash takings totalled £3380, and were to be banked at the end of the day. In the spur of the moment however, they decided to visit the casino on the other side of the road and bet it all on red. Unfortunately for these two, black came in and they lost the lot in under five minutes. Video footage of the incident used in court shows the pair walk into the casino, convert the cash to chips, lay it all on red and lose in a matter of minutes.
