Ashley Revell
Encyclopedia
Ashley Revell is a British professional gambler, from Kent
, who briefly achieved fame for selling all his possessions (including all his clothes) and gambling US$135,300 on a single spin of a roulette
wheel in the Plaza Hotel & Casino
, Las Vegas, Nevada
on 11 April 2004. Revell even changed his name by deed poll
to Ashley "Blue Square
" Revell after the UK online bookmaker
contributed to his gambling fund. He raised additional cash through car boot sales and auctions.
A professional gambler, Revell placed his bet on red; the ball ended up on 7 red, and Revell had doubled his money, to $270,600. Everybody waited for new bets from him, but he gave $600 to a dealer as a tip, said "thank you!", and left the casino. Revell used his winnings to set up his own online poker company called Poker UTD.
The event was filmed by Sky One
as a reality mini-series titled Double or Nothing. He was also featured in an E!
documentary special along with Stu Ungar
called THS Investigates: Vegas Winners & Losers.
An episode of the TV series Las Vegas
entitled "One Nation, Under Surveillance", first broadcast on March 14, 2005 had a character and event loosely based on Ashley Revell.
Simon Cowell
said that Ashley's bet was the inspiration behind his new game show called Red or Black?
.
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, who briefly achieved fame for selling all his possessions (including all his clothes) and gambling US$135,300 on a single spin of a roulette
Roulette
Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
wheel in the Plaza Hotel & Casino
Plaza Hotel & Casino
The Plaza Hotel & Casino is a casino-hotel located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada owned by the Tamares Group and Play LV is the leaseholder and operator of the property. It currently has 1,037 rooms and suites, as well as an casino and there is more than of event space...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
on 11 April 2004. Revell even changed his name by deed poll
Deed of Change of Name
A deed of change of name is a legal document in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, which enables a single person or a family to officially change his or her name...
to Ashley "Blue Square
Blue square
Blue square may refer to:*a gambling company owned by The Rank Group*a rating for ski trails* Blue Square - Israel, an Israeli company operating multiple supermarket chains....
" Revell after the UK online bookmaker
Bookmaker
A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.- Range of events :...
contributed to his gambling fund. He raised additional cash through car boot sales and auctions.
A professional gambler, Revell placed his bet on red; the ball ended up on 7 red, and Revell had doubled his money, to $270,600. Everybody waited for new bets from him, but he gave $600 to a dealer as a tip, said "thank you!", and left the casino. Revell used his winnings to set up his own online poker company called Poker UTD.
The event was filmed by Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
as a reality mini-series titled Double or Nothing. He was also featured in an E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
documentary special along with Stu Ungar
Stu Ungar
Stuart Errol "Stu" Ungar was a professional poker and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest Texas hold 'em and gin rummy player of all time....
called THS Investigates: Vegas Winners & Losers.
An episode of the TV series Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
entitled "One Nation, Under Surveillance", first broadcast on March 14, 2005 had a character and event loosely based on Ashley Revell.
Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
said that Ashley's bet was the inspiration behind his new game show called Red or Black?
Red or Black?
Red or Black? is a British television game show that is broadcast on ITV. In each round the contestants chose red or black, with those that chose the incorrect colour being eliminated. During the first series, four finalists guessed the colour correctly in the final round and became millionaires...
.