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Ashley Revell (born 1972) is a London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 resident 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 and gambling game named after the French language word meaning "small wheel". In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a number, a range of numbers, the color red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
 wheel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
. He 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 Name change and is bound to that contract....
 to Ashley "Blue Square" Revell after the UK online bookmaker
Bookmaker

A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes gambling and pays winnings depending upon results and, depending on the nature of the bet, the odds....
 contributed to his gambling fund.

Revell won his bet (on Red; the result was 7 Red) and left with double his money.






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Ashley Revell (born 1972) is a London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 resident 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 and gambling game named after the French language word meaning "small wheel". In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a number, a range of numbers, the color red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
 wheel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
. He 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 Name change and is bound to that contract....
 to Ashley "Blue Square" Revell after the UK online bookmaker
Bookmaker

A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes gambling and pays winnings depending upon results and, depending on the nature of the bet, the odds....
 contributed to his gambling fund.

Revell won his bet (on Red; the result was 7 Red) and left with double his money. The event was filmed by Sky One
Sky One

Sky1 is a British Sky Broadcasting entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The channel first launched in 1982 as "Satellite Television", and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the UK, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two ....
 as a reality mini-series. Ashley used his winnings to set up his own online poker company called POKER UTD.

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An episode of the TV series Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)

Las Vegas was an American television series that aired on NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working in the fictional Montecito Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada—dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino...
 entitled "One Nation, Under Surveillance", first broadcast 2005-03-14 had a character and event loosely based on Ashley Revell.

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