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Pages in category "Fictional gamblers" The following 123 pages are in this category, out of 123 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Billy Abbott;
Depictions of gambling in fiction, the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration (an amount wagered), risk (chance), and a prize .
The Brothers Grimm tell two stories in which the main characters try to fool the Devil, Saint Peter and God - Brother Lustig and Gambling Hansel. [3] This tale explains why there are so many compulsive gamblers in the world - especially those who gamble to their financial and social ruination - as each has within them a fragment of the shattered Hansel.
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Fictional gamblers (1 C, 123 P) Fictional gladiators (1 C, 24 P) Fictional golfers (10 P) Fictional gymnasts (15 P) I. Fictional ice hockey players (7 P) M.
Articles related to the American comic strip Mutt and Jeff (1907-1983) by Bud Fisher and its adaptations. Augustus Mutt is a tall, dimwitted racetrack character—a fanatic horse-race gambler who is motivated by greed.
Real-life pool hustler and entertainer Rudolf Wanderone was known as "New York Fats" (among other nicknames) when the book was published. [4] Realizing there was money to be made from being associated with the success of the book and subsequent film, he changed his nickname to match the fictional name [4] and later went on to play himself as the character "Minnesota Fats" in the film The ...
Randle Patrick McMurphy is an Irish American brawler found guilty of battery, gambling and statutory rape.He is a Korean War veteran who was a POW during the war and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for leading a breakout from a Chinese camp, but was dishonorably discharged for insubordination.