Sean Connery


 Are you a James Bond fan? I know I am. One of my favorite actors in the role is Sean Connery. Connery is an avid gambler. It started when he was a child. Connery’s father Joseph would take young Sean to watch him gamble. From there, Sean became enamored with the pastime.


Over the years, Sean would play at many casinos all over Europe and the US. One time in the Italian Alps, Connery walked into a casino and decided to play some roulette. As the legend goes, Connery bet on the number 17. He lost. So he tried again and lost again. But on the 3rd try, his luck would change.

He hit on the 3rd try and let it ride. Odds were 35 to 1 that he would hit, but hit he did. Defying logic, instead of walking away, Connery would let it ride for a 3rd time. He won again. He hit 17 three times in a row and won 17 million Italian lire. In today’s US dollars, that would amount to about $226,000.

Incidentally, for years it 17 was the most common bet on a roulette table, due in part to Connery’s role in the Bond film Diamonds are Forever, where he bet on 17.

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