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Funny Casino Stories Worth Checking Out

Gambling has been a beloved and common pastime throughout all time. Whether in old land-based gambling venues or more modern online casino sites with POLi, PayPal or other up-to-date payment options, people have loved and still love to engage in casino games. The best proof of this is the data provided by the Gambling Commission in 2023, which states that almost 26% of the world’s total population at least once played casino games. This includes gamers from all over the globe, such as the US, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, etc.

So, with such popularity of gambling, it is unavoidable that you will come across some quite funny and unpredictable situations, right? This is what we thought and gathered the most remarkable stories that occurred in various casinos. Let’s have a look.

$2,500 Win Thanks to a Parrot 

You may probably wonder how a parrot could be a reason for a casino win. Even though it seems illogical and hard to believe for many of us, it is the case for a 28-year-old American blogger called Max Fosh. In 2023, he decided to make an experiment and let the parrot bet instead of him when playing at a casino.

To make this experiment a success, Max decided to seek the help of a professional bird trainer known as Joe the Birdman. He became quite popular after his participation in the famous show America’s Got Talent in 2014 and has the skills to train various types of birds to do different crazy tricks. After listening to Max’s plans and set requirements, Joe the Birdman offered him a parrot named Pablo, which was the most suitable to carry out all their “betting goals”.

After solving the problem of his “betting instrument”, it was time for Max Fosh to determine where exactly he could let the parrot bet on a game. He considered such popular casino options as Caesar’s Palace, Bellagio, etc. and finally stopped his choice of Plaza Casino. Here, he asked the casino managers whether they could let the parrot bet instead of him. At first, the managers showed some signs of confusion and were quite surprised, but then just laughed and asked if he was going to bet the parrots or his money. Then he added that in all cases, “money wins” and let him proceed with the betting.

As for the game, Max Fosh has chosen Roulette, as it was the only suitable option for a parrot who could just say “Yes” and “No”. Overall, Fosh planned to place quite high bets on the roulette table, beginning with a symbolic $15 and then increasing this number to the maximum bets available. He decided to choose red or black solely depending on the suggestions of Pablo.

Max, with the help of Pablo, won the first round after the latter said yes to the question of whether he wanted to bet on red. With the same scenario, Max and Pablo managed to win 6 out of 6 rounds and won an impressive $2,000. However, in the next rounds, the winning streak began to crumble, and they started to lose all the money they won. 

To come out of this situation, Fosh decided to go all-in and bet the maximum available amount, $2,500. Here, as well, Pablo went for the Red color, and brought his owner a win of $2,500. So, the experiment itself was a success and didn’t leave Max Fosh with nothing.

Church and Gambling? Yes, It’s Possible

In general, gambling is considered a sinful activity by the Church. However, among the clergymen, there are sometimes those who don’t follow the church canons. The best example can be the not-so-funny situation that happened to one of the priests in Chicago, John Regan.

Within weeks of arriving at Roselle’s St. Walter Catholic Church, he, in order to fund his gambling addiction, started to steal money from the collection plate. He took nearly $300,000 between 2006 and 2008 and stashed checks in a private bank. After that, he used the money to play at casinos in Joilet and Elgin. However, luck wasn’t on his side, and in less than a year, he ended up losing over $116,000, according to the prosecutor Helen Kapas who later was involved in the investigation of the theft case. 

According to the court decision, Rev. John Regan had to serve 150 days on work release and pay $295,000 in restitution. In addition, it was also decided that he must do a total of 600 hours of community service work. However, in the courtroom, there were also some parishioners who believed that John committed thefts because of the addiction, which can also be considered a type of sickness. So, according to them, what he really needed was treatment for the gambling addiction.